We've heard the expression "The pen is mightier than the sword". Most of us take it in a good way, that is we don't have to resort to violence to make a point, rather, achieve a goal with persuasion and argument with words. However, the sword of words can be used for evil purposes as well.
We have a President who uses both the pen and his phone as swords. He came into power on the power of words but words which were lies and false promises. Words alone cannot persuade the unpersuadible. The reader or listener must be disposed to accept the words as truths. This, in this case, was to convince people they are the victims of a system which enriched some while others remained in poverty and that those responsible should share their wealth with them. Those who accepted that claim had a selfish disposition, believing they had a right to a share of that wealth simply because they were not as rich and it was the fault of the wealthy. This is the premier tactic of the demagogue.
Demagogues make excessive promises to the masses and divide people on the hatred by the majority poor against the minority rich. Like a Ponzi scheme, this works for awhile, while new investors are available, and in this case, there are enough rich people, but when either are depleted or gone, the scheme falls apart. Then, when the false promises made can no longer be fulfilled and the "masses" turn on the demagogue, he must use violence to control them. This is the birth of tyranny.
We have a President who uses both the pen and his phone as swords. He came into power on the power of words but words which were lies and false promises. Words alone cannot persuade the unpersuadible. The reader or listener must be disposed to accept the words as truths. This, in this case, was to convince people they are the victims of a system which enriched some while others remained in poverty and that those responsible should share their wealth with them. Those who accepted that claim had a selfish disposition, believing they had a right to a share of that wealth simply because they were not as rich and it was the fault of the wealthy. This is the premier tactic of the demagogue.
Demagogues make excessive promises to the masses and divide people on the hatred by the majority poor against the minority rich. Like a Ponzi scheme, this works for awhile, while new investors are available, and in this case, there are enough rich people, but when either are depleted or gone, the scheme falls apart. Then, when the false promises made can no longer be fulfilled and the "masses" turn on the demagogue, he must use violence to control them. This is the birth of tyranny.
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