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%LOYALTY GROUP FAMILY CHURCH STATE COLLUSION EVIL+990313
%STATE ISSUES CONTROL POWER ADDICTION RELIGIONS+990313
%GAMES MUTUAL SELF DECEPTION DISHONESTY CODEPEND+990313
%ABSOLUTE TRUTH POWER CORRUPTION COERCION VIOLENCE 990313
Loyalty to the collusion and to the participants in
the collusion is of ultimate importance to those who are
involved in it. The collusion and its effectiveness is
no stronger than its weakest link; i.e., the person who is
least sure of the truths of the collusion. That person
may become the traitor which undermines the effectiveness
of the collusion and its all-important truths.
While collusions are exceedingly powerful, they are
also exceedingly brittle. A tiny crack starting anywhere
in a collusion can rapidly spread to all parts of the
collusion; as cracks can spread through a brittle piece of
metal or glass. Collusions are not tough or robust; they
are brittle. For this reason participant supporters in
collusions are fearful of any sign of lack of certainty,
loyalty, commitment, or dedication to the purposes of the
collusion in which they are involved. Openness, honesty,
candor, close friendships, and intimacy are always
suspect.
It is illegal for participants in a collusion to say
out loud or to write down what the purpose of their
collusion is. It is illegal to even hint at the purpose
of the collusion. True believers all know without being
told. Anybody who even hints at wanting to know what the
purpose is --- thereby exposes themselves as not
absolutely loyal, and so as a likely traitor to the cause.
The primary purpose of a collusion is to maintain
appearances which are NOT: open, honest, accurate,
clear, responsive, or coherent. In the beginning there
may have been some other purpose(s) out of which the
primary purpose has evolved for pragmatic reasons. In
support of the original very important purpose(s) the
participants slowly found it necessary to engage in more
and more forms of: dishonesty, deception, misleading
appearances, coercion, violence, exclusivity,
rejection, excommunication, etc. Ultimately what became
of ultimate importance was playing the collusive game of
mutual self deception --- according to which the whole
process has always promoted personal and communal
integrity. Maintaining that appearance has become the
ultimate concern of the participants. It is their
idol, their god. They are idolaters through and
through.
The above collusive processes have evolved within and
between:
NATION-STATES RELIGIOUS-ORGANIZATIONS
CHURCH-STATES RELIGIOUS-INSTITUTIONS
BUSINESS-STATES MULTI-NATIONAL-ORGANIZATIONS
TECHNOCRATIC-STATES PROFESSIONAL-ORGANIZATIONS
FAMILY-STATES SCIENTIFIC-SOCIETIES
The more power that is concentrated within any
collective of unquestionably loyal people --- the more
likely it is that the above process will be illustrated in
tragic ways. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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