{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Cloud Kicker (critialcloudkicker)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Jun-14 20:24:40 UTC","author_name":"Cloud Kicker (critialcloudkicker)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/critialcloudkicker","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/3459520","html":"@nerthos<\/span><\/a><\/span> Because not surrounding you with body guards but instead an enormously thick layer of bullet proof glass is so much more leader-esque ( http:\/\/www.smbc-comics.com\/index.php?db=comics&id=1557#comic<\/a> ) . The only reason the pope has so much control is because he is the head of a massive set of cults. I believe the last "true leaders" as you call it died out far too quickly somewhere in the middle ages. Ofcourse this was also when "countries" were as big as, lets say a third of "zeeland" ( the province ) at best. Humanity ( and in turn, the masses ) have come to accept that there are no more "true leaders" but rather people we pay to govern our intentions the best to their abilities ( pay in the form of taxes )"}