https://www.oathkeepers.org
by:Shorty Dawkins
Those who rise to positions of power, respect and prestige are faced
with many temptations. Some succumb to those temptations after achieving
their high positions. Others achieved their positions while hiding
behind a veneer of respectability, while secretly having already
succumbed to immoral or illegal behavior.
In my six decades of life, I have seen many people in high positions
fall. Some fell from grace after their deaths, as the truth of their
misdeeds, or their moral failings has come to light. Some fell from
grace while still in the middle of their power, or position, or fame.
Richard Nixon, Spiro Agnew, J. Edgar Hoover, Dennis Hastert, Gary Hart,
Harvey Weinstein, Andrew McCabe, Jimmy Swaggart, Elliott Spitzer and
Kevin Spacey are just a few of those who fell from grace.
We are none of us perfect, but most of us strive to be moral, caring
individuals. Few of us would stand on a soapbox and proclaim our high
moral standards, while seeking power and control. No, we just try to do
what is right; what is moral.
Another has fallen from a high position. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D-NY) recently resigned after
being accused of sexual misconduct and physical abuse.
It would be ironic if these allegations were proven to be true, as
Schneiderman portrayed himself as a strong supporter of “feminism”. Or
would it?
I have always been suspicious of those who claim to be morally,
intellectually or ethically superior to others. Why do they need to make
such claims? Who are they trying to convince; themselves or others? I
always felt they were taking onto themselves the mantle of virtues they
lacked themselves. Maybe I’m wrong, but my suspicions have often been
justified. I never trusted Richard Nixon, for instance.
Actions speak louder than words. It is an old axiom, but a wise one.
Morally bankrupt individuals, who seek power for power’s sake, can
never be trusted. It is obvious they will do anything to gain, or
retain, power. George H. W. Bush, his son, Dubya, and Bill and Hillary
Clinton come to mind in this respect. They somehow believed they had a
right to be President; as if it were some preordained summons from on
high. They sought power for power’s sake.
Lord Acton once said, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power
corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men,…”. It is best
to heed his words. No man, or woman, is perfect, but those who are most
corruptible, in my opinion, are those who seek power. Psychopaths and
sociopaths seek power. Those who seek power, and control, over others
are not to be trusted, as they always have a secret, dark agenda.
Beware of the power seekers, and watch closely those who hold the reins of power. Beware of those who claim superiority.
Morally bankrupt individuals, who seek power for power’s sake, can
never be trusted. It is obvious they will do anything to gain, or
retain, power. George H. W. Bush, his son, Dubya, and Bill and Hillary
Clinton come to mind in this respect. They somehow believed they had a
right to be President; as if it were some preordained summons from on
high. They sought power for power’s sake.
Lord Acton once said, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power
corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men,…”. It is best
to heed his words. No man, or woman, is perfect, but those who are most
corruptible, in my opinion, are those who seek power. Psychopaths and
sociopaths seek power. Those who seek power, and control, over others
are not to be trusted, as they always have a secret, dark agenda.
Beware of the power seekers, and watch closely those who hold the reins of power. Beware of those who claim superiority.
A quick search for Allison Mack’s arrest report or charges—as reported
by the mainstream media—will not yield any mention of children. Most
mainstream reports only mention sex trafficking and ominously omit that
the charges were for sex trafficking of children. Exactly why the media is refusing to report this remains a mystery.
