the whole of humanity, only to experience quite the opposite result in reality.

We see this today in our government, especially concerning the 50 years past concerning the outsourcing of jobs to third world countries who can produce "the product" at a cheaper rate, or do the labors we often see or have come to perceive as "below us" or our standards, and in doing so the short-term results on paper showed huge profits for America's major leaders, and implied security for our nation, and "we the people."

Unfortunately, this "group-think" mentality is generally developed by the leaders or groups controlling the influence or persuasion, and the rest of us simply refute the responsibility or ownership of the long-term result, pleading we assumed no liability in the outcome.

From this example the threat raises to the surface, exposing the danger and the evil that may or not have been the intentional outcome, but often produces conflict, whereby, the result now supersedes the agenda, and people (followers) feel mislead or even abused to a degree.

I truly did not mean for this to go in this direction, but in fact, it solidifies my point, as we need to maintain our voice (our responsibility)and not simply allow the "minority" (or group leaders) to influence, manipulate, or persuade the "majority" into a detrimental situation that threatens the survival of the whole.

However, when we do relinquish ourselves from the responsibility or the right to be heard, we cannot transfer the blame solely upon the "leaders" without intelligently accepting our lack of involvement also plays a major role in the outcome.

Ironically, the writings on the wall, and yet, few people understand the demographics, and silent "power" found in group-thinking, mind-share, or the art of persuasion, and respond very negatively when the reality or even their own knowledge grows (as is the case in America today) and the result forces an action, reformation, or level of acceptance the "majority" simply do not want to take ownership over.

Hence, many remain reliant on the "minority" (leaders) to govern both our thoughts and our lives to a degree, and the results can only produce a positive or negative result. Naturally, when all is well... the responsibility (voice) of the "majority" (followers) remains silent, and everyone enjoys the reward. But, when we have what we are experiencing today, new leaders are born, and they force their influence and understandings to persuade new groups to follow them in their quest to produce new results, hopeful to be beneficial for the whole!

As I am to believe; there is a balance to everything. Just as Newton knew to push one object, returns equal measures of force (or resistance) from another. Such is so with everything in our masterful universe, and we the people therein and thereof will experience the "securities and blessings", and the "dangers and evils" associated to any act of "mind-sharing" or "group-thinking", but we can only come to expect, and perhaps appreciate the fact(s) that remain equaled only by our applied efforts or resistance to the powers that be in all areas of our existence.

Might we hope the results are of benefit to all, ourselves included?

(Might we begin by correcting the title of this subject as it is phrased as an improper question?)

Godspeed

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