Who likes being told what to think, say and believe? Isn’t it nearly impossible to avoid the bullies running the show? Have you gotten so disillusioned with your circumstances that you’ve tried to tune out completely? How many of you wish “they” would just leave you alone?
“They” won’t leave you alone because you’re their source of wealth and pow-er. “They” won’t alter their behavior because you won’t hold them ac-countable. “They” won’t listen to you because “they” don’t care what you think, say or believe. Un-til you stem the flow of money into their pockets and make them live under the same rules, regulations and penalties they require you to live under, then their disloyalty will continue.
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John Bogle
Who likes being told what to think, say and believe? Isn’t it nearly impossible to avoid the bullies running the show? Have you gotten so disillusioned with your circumstances that you’ve tried to tune out completely? How many of you wish “they” would just leave you alone?
“They” won’t leave you alone because you’re their source of wealth and pow-er. “They” won’t alter their behavior because you won’t hold them ac-countable. “They” won’t listen to you because “they” don’t care what you think, say or believe. Un-til you stem the flow of money into their pockets and make them live under the same rules, regulations and penalties they require you to live under, then their disloyalty will continue.
The template “they” are following is counting on your continued denial and hopelessness. How often do you think or even feel “what can I do I’m only one person?” Daa, that’s what you are supposed to believe. I hope you don’t somehow think that “they” will somehow vanish. I suppose you could always run away.
I keep looking for answers. I keep wondering what it will take to make the people take action. What if this Frankenstein monster we’ve created is really just an image of ourselves? I do however believe we are getting what our efforts have produced. Notice I did not say what we deserve.
Who are “they?” You have an opinion, I know you do. My opinion is “they” are the antithesis of everything I believe and know. “They” have grown in numbers and power and may have already gained control. Haven’t we been bullied long enough?
Socrates said: “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
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