[–] goatboy 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago (edited ago)
It takes strong, brilliant, and powerful people to lead strong, brilliant, and powerful people.
It only takes mediocre people to lead submissive, compliant, obedient, meek people who don’t challenge government authority.
The people who want a police state are mediocre. It is also one of the reasons the enemies of a free people and tyrants always fail.
The enemy feigns moral supremacy to manipulate and control, but he is the most immoral of all. Strong and brilliant people tend to be easily manipulated by this type of extortion, at least for a while.
This should be incrediblely encouraging to everyone. The enemy is dumb enough to believe a divine right to lead and mediocre enough to get power, while weak enough to never hold onto it.