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Dissolving Leadership

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Economic wealth and political power both give the bearer delusions of strength beyond their actual physical abilities. They become so used to getting what they want, it’s only natural that many of them tend to esteem themselves superhuman. The opposite is also true, however. The über-privileged are also prone to indulge delusions of fragility.

There is a special weakness that crops up now and then among overweening tyrants, and it has the potential to be the solution... to growing authoritarianism.

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Jeff Dorchen

According to his contacts on LinkedIn, Jeff Dorchen can do just about anything. He’s a visual artist, songwriter/musician, actor, essayist, poet, playwright and screenwriter.

 

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