Brutkey

The Wookie
@NJWookie@mindly.social

@wdlindsy@toad.social The body politic is under educated, misled, and easily manipulated. It’s the conditions that allow con men to rise, cult leaders to flourish, and insane men & women to hold political power.

Frankly the conditions of political leadership are conditions that no sane person would subject themselves to allowing space sociopaths, psychopaths, and ego maniacs to assume power. Being president, a cabinet secretary, or high ranking federal politician ruins any personal privacy or normal family life, the only reward is power. Those conditions can that attract horrible people and turn good people bad.

William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social

@NJWookie@mindly.social True, except I think we can compare some conspicuous examples of people who embody the psychopathic-narcissistic model of public service and those who, however flawed, seem to be about public service. And I think the tally of narcissistic psychopaths on one side of the political divide far, far exceeds the tally on the other side, no matter how flawed it may be.

The Wookie
@NJWookie@mindly.social

@wdlindsy@toad.social

Having worked inside Federal government my experience is that, behind closed doors, there are more psychopathic narcissists on either side than you think. They are very good at hiding it and we forgive the ones that are aligned with our preferred causes and directions. Even those that go into service for the right reasons and mentally healthy are often corrupted by the power they are given.

William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social

@NJWookie@mindly.social I look at both sides, two parties, the two poles right now, and it's very, very clear to me that they are not equivalent, that they are not equally maleficent and destructive, that one is moving as fast as possible to usher in a fascist regime and other is not. I don't have time for the both-sides game because it distorts reality, and I think we all need to do all we can to stay rooted in reality right now.

The Wookie
@NJWookie@mindly.social

@wdlindsy@toad.social

I agree. I’m not making to both sides are the same argument. I only am saying that power can change well meaning individuals and we need to remain vigilant to see those changes toward bad intentions within those we support. Active politicians and candidates that show a willingness and drive to limit their own power and/or to take powerful influence out of the system are the ones I support most. I honestly don’t want the politicians that crave the job for themselves but are truly doing it to serve their constituents.