Speaking Absolutes
Always.
Never.
Everyone.
All.
I hear a man stand on a public platform and claim that all of civilisation will be thankful for an egregious action taken in these last few days.
All of civilisation.
He does not speak for me. He has never spoken for me.
The use of absolutes in almost all contexts is dangerous. It sets the scene for lies. For deception.
Back in 2003, the world was told a giant lie by the leaders of the free world, none of whom have been held to account. It was presented in the language of absolutes. This lie cost millions of lives, strengthened the wealth of the military-industrial complex, and paved the way for a change in rules about what can and cannot be done by the leaders of the world without going through the usual channels, opening the doors of power and authority to an extreme level, seeding the rise of authoritarianism in ‘democratic’ countries.
Those lies also paved the way for people to thoroughly distrust their elected representatives.
Why should we believe them now as they spout absolutes and do criminal things?
The language of absolutes is the language of domination. Be that a desire to dominate the weaker version of ourselves, “I will never do this!” Or dominate the people we are supposed to represent. “They will always be a risk.”
The moment an absolute is uttered, it shuts the possibility of something else.
And if anyone has observed history, things change. Indeed, change is an absolute.
Photo June 17th 2025, Article written June 23rd 2025
