β‘π¬ READ - Any support for a politician is crazy!
Blindly supporting a man or woman who doesn't know you, who owes you nothing, and who doesn't share your daily life... that's the ultimate level of the modern NPC.
Rule number 1: Never give power to those who seek it.
These people campaign for power, they woo you, they use television, radio, newspapers, and rallies until you fall in love with them or identify with them.
The worst part is that in the meantime, you forget one essential thing. You are fighting for people who can
β send you to the front lines in the event of conflict,
β monitor you in the name of security,
β restrict your freedoms in the name of the common good.
β forcibly vaccinate you with gene therapy for your own good.
And with each campaign, you play along with the political circus with heart and conviction. The same slogans. The same divisions. The same illusion of choice.
Power should not be begged for. Historically, it was taken... or entrusted to someone recognized for their integrity, wisdom, and restraint, but certainly not for their talent for campaigning.
And when a society loses all verticality, when it no longer has anything above it, no transcendence, no higher principle, politics becomes its new religion.
Yesterday, man sought the sacred in the heavens.
Today, he projects it onto his idol. Many have replaced this verticality with horizontal loyalty to a camp.
And when politics becomes religion, disappointment becomes inevitable. (Verifiable several times)
As I usually do, I will take examples from the three major monotheistic religions that placed ultimate authority elsewhere than in politicians.
β₯ Islam: The Prophet Muhammad ο·Ί refused to entrust responsibility to men who explicitly asked for it.
βWe do not entrust this authority to those who ask for it, nor to those who covet it.β
The principle is clear: those who seek power often do so for themselves.
Those who are entrusted with responsibility without seeking it are more trustworthy.
In the Quran - Surah 28:4
βPharaoh rose proudly on earth and divided its inhabitants into clans. He oppressed some of them...β
Pharaoh embodies the model of arrogant power:
β rises above others
β divides to rule
β oppresses to maintain his authority
In the Quran, power is presented as a test, never as a personal conquest. Several examples include: Pharaoh rises and oppresses. Qarun becomes proud and collapses.
β₯ Christianity: In the Gospel, earthly power is presented as domination, enslavement... and even as a temptation. True authority is not that which seeks to rule, but that which serves.
Matthew 23:12
βWhoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.β
In other words, those who pursue political greatness discredit themselves.
Luke 22:25-26
βThe kings of the nations lord it over them... But it shall not be so among you. Instead, let the greatest among you be like the youngest.β
The Bible reverses the logic: true authority is not that which seeks to dominate.
β₯ Judaism: When the people of Israel demand a king βlike the other nations,β this is the response:
βThis is the right of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and put them on his chariots... He will take your daughters... He will take the best of your fields, your vineyards... He will levy a tithe... And you will be his slaves.β (1 Samuel 8:11β17)
This text accurately describes the logic of power:
β he takes your children for war
β he takes your property
β he levies taxes
β he centralizes
β and you end up dependent
The three monotheistic religions converge on one point: power is not begged for. Those who ardently desire it are often not the ones who should exercise it.
A small disclaimer: I know that to translate is to betray. The three texts were not originally written in English, so some nuances may be lost or alter the original meaning.
Blindly supporting a man or woman who doesn't know you, who owes you nothing, and who doesn't share your daily life... that's the ultimate level of the modern NPC.
Rule number 1: Never give power to those who seek it.
These people campaign for power, they woo you, they use television, radio, newspapers, and rallies until you fall in love with them or identify with them.
The worst part is that in the meantime, you forget one essential thing. You are fighting for people who can
β send you to the front lines in the event of conflict,
β monitor you in the name of security,
β restrict your freedoms in the name of the common good.
β forcibly vaccinate you with gene therapy for your own good.
And with each campaign, you play along with the political circus with heart and conviction. The same slogans. The same divisions. The same illusion of choice.
Power should not be begged for. Historically, it was taken... or entrusted to someone recognized for their integrity, wisdom, and restraint, but certainly not for their talent for campaigning.
And when a society loses all verticality, when it no longer has anything above it, no transcendence, no higher principle, politics becomes its new religion.
Yesterday, man sought the sacred in the heavens.
Today, he projects it onto his idol. Many have replaced this verticality with horizontal loyalty to a camp.
And when politics becomes religion, disappointment becomes inevitable. (Verifiable several times)
As I usually do, I will take examples from the three major monotheistic religions that placed ultimate authority elsewhere than in politicians.
β₯ Islam: The Prophet Muhammad ο·Ί refused to entrust responsibility to men who explicitly asked for it.
βWe do not entrust this authority to those who ask for it, nor to those who covet it.β
The principle is clear: those who seek power often do so for themselves.
Those who are entrusted with responsibility without seeking it are more trustworthy.
In the Quran - Surah 28:4
βPharaoh rose proudly on earth and divided its inhabitants into clans. He oppressed some of them...β
Pharaoh embodies the model of arrogant power:
β rises above others
β divides to rule
β oppresses to maintain his authority
In the Quran, power is presented as a test, never as a personal conquest. Several examples include: Pharaoh rises and oppresses. Qarun becomes proud and collapses.
β₯ Christianity: In the Gospel, earthly power is presented as domination, enslavement... and even as a temptation. True authority is not that which seeks to rule, but that which serves.
Matthew 23:12
βWhoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.β
In other words, those who pursue political greatness discredit themselves.
Luke 22:25-26
βThe kings of the nations lord it over them... But it shall not be so among you. Instead, let the greatest among you be like the youngest.β
The Bible reverses the logic: true authority is not that which seeks to dominate.
β₯ Judaism: When the people of Israel demand a king βlike the other nations,β this is the response:
βThis is the right of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and put them on his chariots... He will take your daughters... He will take the best of your fields, your vineyards... He will levy a tithe... And you will be his slaves.β (1 Samuel 8:11β17)
This text accurately describes the logic of power:
β he takes your children for war
β he takes your property
β he levies taxes
β he centralizes
β and you end up dependent
The three monotheistic religions converge on one point: power is not begged for. Those who ardently desire it are often not the ones who should exercise it.
A small disclaimer: I know that to translate is to betray. The three texts were not originally written in English, so some nuances may be lost or alter the original meaning.
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