Dear Friends,
It seems to me, the total lawlessness of our ruling class can only ooze down to every corner of our society… so we can expect crime, chaos and poverty to skyrocket. Which serves the political faction that derives its power from crime, chaos and poverty. People follow their leaders. When James Dean wore a DA haircut and leather jacket, all the cool boys followed and wore them as well. When the heroin addict look became popular in fashion models, soon after, heroin addiction became the fashion among teens. Moreover, when the media claimed oral sex is not sex, to cover for Bill Clinton’s sexual harassment, teens became even more libidinous. Showing that the young are most effected. Which means, the lawlessness of our leaders will effect our society, civilization and culture for a long time.
I favor some of Confucius’ ideas. He had to have been wise for his teachings to have lasted so long. One of them is that leaders lead by example. One of my favorite stories about Confucius is the Duke of Lu tale. Upon hearing the sage, Confucius was traveling Lu state, the Duke of Lu ordered the wise man be brought before him. Confucius hoped he would garner a patron so he gladly went. The Duke, who was a renowned follower of Bacchus, even if he didn’t know the name, asked the sage how he could stop the people from lusting after other men’s wives, gambling, and stealing. Confucius answered immediately, “You could lead by example and stop doing those things yourself…” Confucius and his disciples had to flee Lu state the next morning. Rulers want morality but are unwilling to be moral.
Clearly, people follow their leaders, we emulate those above us in the hierarchy, not those below… if we want to rise. How many of us look at the guy several steps below us, and dropping, in whatever hierarchy we are engaged in and say, “Boy, I should copy him!” No, we look up, at those who are above us and rising, and copy them. If we want to rise in the hierarchy. This is true of all hierarchies. Therefore, if we see those above us getting ahead by corrupt means, and those below us dropping because they refuse to be corrupt, the self interested will emulate the corrupt risers and detest the virtuous droppers. Which means that corruption at the top must flow eventually to the very bottom of any organization, hierarchy or system. Civilization, society and culture are such systems.
That is all well and good, but how does that effect me, now? I suppose many are asking themselves. Today, in not only the US but across the world, humanity is led by outright psychopaths. From the Supreme Court turning a blind eye to open election fraud, disenfranchising the whole population of the US, to the conspirators in Spygate, all getting away without even being charged… our leaders have proven themselves to be utterly corrupt. Criminals of the most malevolent definition of the word. Hillary Clinton skating on a myriad of crimes, any of which would land you or I, (little people) in prison. Now they are being rewarded for their election fraud, hoaxes and swindles, it will get much worse. It effects you… because a tidal wave of crime, chaos and poverty is headed your way.
Since a society led by criminals will be rife with crime, a civilization that embraces chaos will be chaotic and a government ruled by the corrupt will be corrupt… and we are led by some of the most corrupt leaders in human history, we can expect all those things. Why should a mugger have any compunction about mugging, since he watches the American people mugged nightly by the elite… and the media calls it just. Only a fool would tell the truth in court when we know the court is a tool of the unjust. Why produce quality goods when lobbying is cheaper and more profitable? We are not stupid. We have eyes and we see. If the way up is by corruption, most will take that path, and the consequences will be felt by all. Empowering the faction that is powered by chaos, crime and poverty. Get ready.
Sincerely,
John Pepin
