Here’s a metaphysical speculation – you be the judge. Ever wonder whether folks are behaving in-character or reacting under some form of irresistible pressure? Famous artists enrich our lives and yet may have committed egregious crimes in their personal lives, in secret. Notorious leaders throughout history have perpetrated genocide but were nice to animals and orphans. What the heck is going on?
It’s important not to make assumptions and never automatically condemn anyone. The ultimate fact is: we never really know. There is substantial evidence that when someone loses their way they may regret how far they have drifted from their core essence and intrinsic personality, so they will recant and make amends. On the opposite side of the spectrum, some people pretend to conform in order to gain advantage and deflect blame, while continuing to perpetuate relentless harm. A judge sometimes resorts to looking a defendant in the eye and asking: “Did you mean it?” By the way, that never works. See Malcolm Gladwell’s investigative reporting in “Talking to Strangers”.
Therefore, this underscores the importance of having an “official” global or regional narrative that is aligned with logical, moral, inclusive and “win-win” thinking. Anyone can become susceptible to major media, power broker or monarchist jargon, which inevitably comprises the “correct” truth of the day. That is fundamental and deliberate mass manipulation. Why do they do it? Because it works. It will always work. Condemning the masses for not being free-thinkers is entirely futile. It is not the mandate of representative leadership, who take an oath of office to do otherwise, to exploit this vulnerability. That behavior is illegal and predatory.
One reason to control an electoral process is to produce a moral and sustainable convention through the rhetoric and personal examples of qualified leadership. In that ideal circumstance, which we should all come to expect, sound bytes become words to live by, not “groaners” that discourage, marginalize and condemn others or slogans to be uttered by murderers who put down insurrections. VotePlusPlus recommends that you listen to what is being repeated in the cacophony of global chatter and see if you can trace down where the words originated. If not from responsible and benevolent leadership, then it is urgent to institute reform.