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The Qualifications of a Politician

What we expect from politicians is the ability to empathize with others’ pain and to judge calmly for the good of society as a whole.

Yet, in reality, we often witness conduct that calls such qualities into question.

 

By stringing together a series of invented “syndromes,” this poem sharply exposes what may be lacking—or excessive—in those who hold power.

Mimicking the tone of medical diagnoses, it becomes a satirical social critique.

 

“The Qualifications of a Politician”

 

Emotional Deficiency Syndrome

Emotional Deprivation Disorder

Emotional Absence Syndrome

Emotional Defect Disorder

 

Emotional Numbness Syndrome

Empathy Deficit Disorder

Emotional Dysfunction Syndrome

Emotional Instability Disorder

Emotional Volatility Syndrome

Emotional Underdevelopment Disorder

 

Empathy-Impairment Syndrome

Emotional Expression Difficulty Syndrome

Emotional Neglect Disorder

Emotional Bias Syndrome

Emotional Concealment Syndrome

Emotional Rejection Disorder

 

Underdeveloped Self-Identity Syndrome

Incomplete Self-Identity Disorder

Unestablished Self-Identity Syndrome

 

Self-Overestimation Syndrome

Self-Development Grandiosity Syndrome

Self-Adoring Exhibitionist Pleasure Syndrome

Excessive Self-Affirmation Disorder

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