I have nothing against youth, I was young myself once. However, an error of youth is to believe that intelligence is a substitute for experience; while an error of age is to believe experience is a substitute for intelligence. Mr. Ignatieff would do well to ensure that in his drive to rejuvenate his party and policies, he does not ignore or alienate the older constituency. That would be a mistake.
Pure intelligence will get you only so far, unless it is meshed with “emotional intelligence” and “social intelligence.” People can have a very high IQ but be remarkably weak when it comes to thinking rationally. I don’t for moments suggest that Mr. Ignatieff is not rational –in fact, he might be too rational for many – it can be misinterpreted as arrogance. However, youth worship can also lead to perdition politically, unless he keeps one foot on the throttle and the other on the brakes, and his eyes on the road.
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