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Real leaders don't need to be paranoid about what their underlings think about them. Fascism is more fragile than it appears.
“[Their] need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.”
Fear and greed. Who is that quote by? It's great.
Believe it or not, it’s from the Star Wars tv series “Andor” of all places. That show was really too good for its source material.
Real leaders would take the time to understand why someone doesn’t like them, do a little self reflection to see if it’s either a valid point or just a perception issue, and then work to fix the issue if there is one. If it’s just a person who just doesn’t like them but is good at their job, just ignore it. If they are truly not a good fit or just a bad actor who just thrives in negativity, then you either find a better fit for them or then you fire them.
I’m very much a pleaser type personality but if someone doesn’t like me for whatever reason, I don’t really sweat it if it doesn’t affect me personally. Most people like me but not everyone and that’s ok. This constant need to be surrounded by yes men and sycophants is just disturbing.
True. And real leaders don't want to lead.
Wouldn't FBI agents be able to pass a "lie detector" test? Has anyone told Kash they aren't actual lie detectors?
Polygraphs have always been close to useless even for normal people. Anyone being interrogated isnyoing to be nervous and likely set them off.
However, you have to be slighlty, remotely intelligent to understand that nuance. And that is not an affliction any Trump cabinet appointee has.
Polygraphs provide authoritarians the excuse to get rid of people.
The same way that scientology uses auditing. The point is to instil fear and doubt into whomever you're measuring so that you can manipulate them.
So, they are extremely useful.
Damn dude that's some serious trump energy
Lol. I've lied during lie detector tests and still passed.
Hoping our FBI officials are capable of doing the same.
It'd be funnier if they passed while being as sarcastic as possible just to mess with him
I like to imagine that anyone who works at the FBI, and has the opportunity, would try lying at the polygraph for fun.
Of course, "lie detectors" are bunk.
Why do none of these clowns know polygraphs don't work
Comparing them to clowns is an insult to clowns.
🤡 We demand to be taken seriously.
Because of a general sense in the population that they do work. It's kind of a myth of super competence.
He could also use a plethysmograph to see which male staff likes him.
NB: Polygraphs are a hilarious pseudo-science just slightly above palm reading and astrology.
Dudes a meth head
A more accurate testing would be to hold his portrait and look for visible signs of disgust
I'm short, but my cock is huge! Compared to my pinky 😩
These LIARS are being mean about me!
- Joseph Stalin
Once again, this isn’t a nottheonion because it’s completely plausible when I read the headline. I think this onion concept may by dead because real life is so fucking dumb