Justin Trudeau's Theory Of Vanity

In world history, human beings have been committing vain acts since the classical era. Our whole life is based on decisions, and these decisions are either driven by true motivations or by the influence of our ever-changing society. How to decipher between the two is complicated and sometimes impossible. Ultimately, I believe vanity rules over honesty as vanity is the push factor of our developing society and often these vain acts are done unintentionally. In order to be true to oneself, one must realize they hold a decent amount of vanity.
In post-classical China, foot binding was encouraged by society; women at a young age were influenced to wrap their feet with strips of cloth to prevent natural growth of bones to achieve tiny feet. This

Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is well known for his good looks. Despite his lack of experience in politics and his possible incompetence during the time of the election, Trudeau was elected to be the prime minister of the country – possibly because of his good looks. We don’t often hear Trudeau’s positive actions in office, rather we hear stories about Trudeau photobombing a high school prom picture or how good Trudeau looks while vacationing. How the public views Trudeau reflects the belief that good-looking people do better in the world. It reflects how the decision to elect this man as our prime minister was made with wrong intentions. Better looking people are typically more successful because they are nicer to look at, and therefore easily accepted, by society. They may not have the right qualifications but they have the right amount of charisma to outweigh the negatives. Canada is often compared with the US and when it comes talking about how Canada is great, all people can say is “Our prime minister is good-looking”. How great a country is, should not be based on the looks of a nation’s leader. The US election sparked much controversy as well. Donald Trump can very well be argued to have been elected due to the nation’s vanity. A man that has shown clear signs of racism and sexism should not be a nation’s leader. However, this is the president of the United States. Trump is the president because he “protects” the rights of Americans, he “protects” the country from immigrants, and he “protects” America from being anything less than great. Trump’s self-contradictions are a true reflection of vain motivations. As quick as he is to insult a group, he’s even quicker to change his story to save his image. Most public leaders hold a variation of the same image because that is what is acceptable. The very fact that we elect our nation's leaders based off of vanity shows how rare it is to have true