Pizzaonian National Flag, courtesy of the Pizzaonian Art Institute, Abe Straction, curator
“Power is always charged with the impulse to eliminate the human variable, from the equation of action.” Eric Hoffer
You could argue over why the above is always true. What is not arguable is that it is always true. What is it in the human condition that makes the need for being in control (power) a constant?
Be it politics, business or religion, no matter how veiled its projected humility may be, seeking power is the inevitable outcome.
Every political party, every business and every religion seeks power. Some are obvious. Others are very good at masking themselves as defenders of the truth and common good, but their quest for power makes them no different from the rest.
In religion, the most interesting dogmas come from those faiths that claim to have no dogma. With the mask of humility and acceptance, they immediately claim the moral high ground. This well disguised assertion of humility and openness gives to their faithful the authority of invented moral superiority – that is power.
In politics, it does not take long to understand, regardless of how much each political party states it is serving the “best interest" of their country; each party is first serving itself. After all, in order to serve you must first obtain power. That’s why the cynical among us say, “in order to beat the system you must become the system” - a clever way of saying, “in order to beat corruption you must become corrupt.”
If true, this explains a lot. And the beat goes on……..
Brother Giovanni, commenting, from Pizzaonia for the “The Pizzaonian.”
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