They brag about their system
of governance being the best in the world because they want others to adopt it.
The funny thing about human
beings, however, is that they respond to both logic and sentiments. And so,
even if you logically sell them on the idea that you have the best system,
they'll be reluctant to adopt it if you fail to win their sentiment.
If you do nothing to ruin your
image in the eyes of the people you intend to win over, you're halfway to doing
just that because you'll start the relationship with them having a neutral
opinion of you. With this under your belt and a strong argument that can appeal
to their intellect, you need to do nothing more to win converts to your system
of governance.
On the other hand, because
you're not alone in the world, other groups will be promoting their systems as
well, which will differ from yours by a great deal or by just a little. In
either case, the competition against these systems will be the major factor
that will cause you to make mistakes. In turn, this will result in the loss of
the goodwill you're trying to develop among the people you want on your side.
This will happen because the contradictions between what you say and what you
do, will come to the surface, and will erode the confidence that people have in
you. This is a bad condition to have hanging over your head when you're trying
to sell an idea.
To be sure, you can look or
sound contradictory by doing or saying two opposite things. Or you can generate
a state of contradiction in a different way. In fact, engaging in this kind of
contradiction would deliver a more destructive blow to your credibility as well
as cause the loss of goodwill you wish to develop among the people you're
trying to win over. So, here is an article that shows how a state of
contradiction is generated. It was written by Clifford D. May under the title:
“Putin's agents and cronies run amok in Britain,” and published on June 28,
2020 in The Washington Times.
The kind of contradiction
that's generated by Clifford May, is the most prevalent in the English-speaking
world these days. It consists of––rightly or falsely––accusing others of
committing the kind of wrongs that America and Canada and Britain and Australia
commit day in and day out as a matter of routine. However, nobody talks about
this state of affairs when practiced by Western countries because it has been
the norm for ages. It is only when someone like Russia or China or what have
you, engages in something similar, that voices of anger rise in the West … thus
create the notorious state of contradiction.
Examples of Western violations
abound in the area of human rights, police brutality, systemic mistreatment of
the indigenous populations and so on. And that's not to mention Israel whose
existence alone is a crime against humanity; a setup that is armed and
bankrolled by America, and that is morally supported by the rest of the English-speaking
world. Conveniently and mysteriously, however, Clifford May forgot all of that,
and drew up a list of the Russian wrongdoings. Very briefly, the list went like
this:
“The Russians assassinated
Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist, as revealed by Alexander Litvinenko who had
sought asylum in Britain and was himself assassinated by Russian agents that
traveled to Britain to carry out the crime. In fact, 14 Russian exiles in
Britain were assassinated by Russian agents according to one report. In
addition, there was the attempt that failed to assassinate Sergei Skripal and
his daughter Yulia”.
In addition to that, Clifford
May contends that Russia does the following:
“Russia spreads
disinformation, illicitly funding foreign political parties and organizations,
using malicious cyber activity to influence the democratic elections of other
countries, dumping electoral mechanics, and carrying out hack and leak attacks
on election campaigns”.
This is the extent of Clifford
May's complaint about Russia's nefarious activities. He does that at a time
when America brags about the surveillance capabilities it has around the world;
when it drags Israel along and brags about the ease with which they can
sabotage Iran's scientific research in the nuclear field, and do so at a time
of their choosing. It is also a time when Iranian scientists are mysteriously
murdered at home and abroad; a time when drones owned by Western powers
indiscriminately and regularly assassinate foes along with the innocent people
who might be around them.