Echo: It is well known that career politicians and bureaucrats suffer from narcissistic and sociopathic behaviour problems. These characteristic traits include a lack of self reflection and empathy, a belief they are always right despite evidence to the contrary, a sense of superiority, manipulation for personal gain, along with bullying and abusive behaviour. If elected, do you believe you have the resilience and inner-strength to stand your ground against such tyrants?
Lucy Vader:’If I don’t stand for our Shire, out of a sense of duty and protection for what is most important, who will? Am I saying the other candidates aren’t? I don’t know – and that’s the crux for me. We don’t know. But I know why I’m standing. Because I care, and that is the only reason. I don’t want to be here in 2028, looking around at decisions made that may be destructive, or stagnant, or poorly executed, and think – I might have been able to have helped stop that happen.
‘If any of the councillors suffer from behaviour patterns, I have empathy for them. If needed, I will look at incorporating a reach out service for council to have empathy training. I’m a gentle soul, but I’ve survived many a trial by fire, I can assure you. I have not come to play’.
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