Justice Malala’s observation in "Only Birds Still Fly" (At Home & Abroad, June 18-24) (https://www.businesslive.co.za/fm/opinion/home-and-abroad/2020-06-18-justice-malala-ghostly-or-tambo-airport-hits-home/), on the importance of political leadership and how Covid-19 has exposed how horrific the leaders of many countries really are, brings to mind the satirist George Carlin:

*"Think about how stupid the average person is, and then realise that half of ’em are stupider than that."..

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