I heard someone complain about politicians again today.  They were very frustrated, unable to understand why politicians do the things they do.

I’ve met a few, and received many letters from them. It was difficult to confront, but I finally had to admit the fact that they are a different breed.  They are not normal people.

Politicians, as a group, are extremely lacking in awareness.  They repeat mantras without thinking.  Normal people don’t talk like that.

A normal person is honest, so they just assume everyone else is too.  That may be why the dishonest people have so much power in this world, even though they represent a tiny fraction of the population.  When a dishonest person uses the authority argument, all the honest people reflexively assume they must be telling the truth.  Why would they lie?  No one else does.   So the honest people assume they lack the knowledge or wisdom to understand, and they decide to trust the authority figure.

Remember, the truth is simple and resonates in the mind.  Nothing is too complicated for the average person to understand, if it is explained by an honest person.  If someone truly understands a subject then they will make the effort to explain it so they can share their knowledge with others.  The authority figures simply repeat their mantras without explanation.

The good news is that most people are honest.  If we would stop believing those who use the authority argument, and start listening to those who explain things so their listeners can judge with their own minds, then we would quickly abandon all the false data, start using the simple truth, and solve all the world’s problems.