Chapter 22 reminded me of a question that we have spoken about before...
As a leader, is it better to be loved or feared?
Fear can more easily be turned into hatred, especially when the people are dissatisfied to begin with. This developed hatred can lead to revolt against a tyrant leader. So it was no surprise to me that Communism failed.
We all have minds of our own and it is very hard to force things on people and to be successful doing so.
You can't force people to be the same, and give them all the same social status. People lose motivation that way. They are being enabled so they have no disire to acheive more, because they will not be recognized for it or receive the benefits from it.
Part of living and experiencing life is earning the things you want. Communism doesn't allow for that to happen.
As for the cold war... Well, the fact that nuclear arms exists is quite frightening. Now a days, we are some what desensitized when it comes to their existanstance, but I can't imagine how horrified the poeple of that time must have been.
I often wonder how many nuclear threats this country gets, threats that we never hear about.
I just pray that there is never a WWIII... It will be the end of us.
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