Friday, March 21, 2025

At The Head Of The Long Table

Would you like it better if you were on the side that is favored by those in power?

Would you like it better if you had the advantage and is the one benefiting from the tilted road?

If you were hailed and deemed worthy to belong, would you be singing the praises of the status quo?

Or would you cleverly express dismay at how things are and forcefully agree with suggestions to make things better only to then quietly savor the spoils of your victory at masterfully being a hypocrite?

I would reject all options above. I would concur with a wise man who said that a voice stronger than his own would be the one to claim victory, not his.

Playing politics is for politicians. We don't all need to be politicians and some things are beyond politics. And if what it takes to realize the importance of such things is to recede and wait out the tide in exile, then maybe it is true that not all battles are won by a headlong charge.


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