The grand recipe to handle dissent
those who disagree with you
is to call them incompetent fools
traitors or some other abusive name
doesn't matter which one
the aim being to discredit them!
Arrange that this be done from all sides
by those already agreeing with you
want more? - Buy them! troll, arm twist,
entice, whatever it takes for getting
the disagreeing to relent or flee
with the tail between their legs!
Soon they, and everyone watching
liked caged parrots, wouldn't dare
to disagree with you!
Is it the 'best' recipe for success though?
you bet, it is tried and tested
at the highest level
and have struck jackpot each time
so many times now!
Well, you have a point there. Having spent three decades in the Corporate World and come across successful people at the highest level, I can see the essence of this post.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing your thoughts on the subject!
ReplyDeleteDissent is vanishing from intellectuals these days because of this. But farmers have taken it up in their own style.
ReplyDeleteTrue. The farmers seemed to have understood and worked out all the opposition they are likely to face and have proactively planned to handle it.
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