How do we know who to follow? Too often we choose our leaders because they appeal to an unmet need rather than because they are true leaders and we end up used, abused and even, in some cases, dead. Unfortunately there are still too many of us willing to fall into line behind the others ahead of us, without ever questioning why. We see this in politics, with the current propaganda of fear encouraging followers to line up to vote their fear. We see it in religions that respond to their members with control rather than compassion. We see it in the false prophet, or charlatan who tells us who to
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