From the mind of critic: “If we get caught with our hand in the cookie jar, is it because we weren’t given permission? Were we given permission, but didn’t follow guidelines on timing and quantity? Who is tasked with giving permission, are they allowed to partake while we’re not? Was permission never given, because the cookies specifically belonged to somebody else, and getting caught was simply to prevent stealing? As humans, sometimes we want what’s not ours. Kids want to test their limits, which vary depending on environment and upbringing. Some adults grow out of this, because they realize there are things they can’t change, and some they can, but which must be taken on a case by case basis. Some adults never grow out of this, constantly pushing limits of what they can get away with, and then either stop when they get caught, or keep pushing by portraying false information and fake news by the biased reporting party. Since our character greatly magnifies if we’re elected to office, pushing limits isn’t necessarily a bad thing, it’s the root of most righteous revolutions. However, if we push limits to the point that the system breaks down, because those who disagree with us are enemies with a sinister agenda, we’re promoting not only an unstainable future, but one that espouses division as the only way forward, when it actually drives us in the opposite direction. If we want to create and not destroy, we mustn’t view ourselves as infallible. The president doesn’t own or run the cookie jar they caught with their hand in, the people do. Monolithic thinking does lead to a blissful end, an ignorant one. Projection is a real thing, which becomes louder the more we listen.”
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