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Our planet is evolving into a coalescence of collective race fields which create [[Group Consciousness]] and this is not a choice, it is a fact during the [[Ascension Cycle]]. This means we will need to become aware of what [[Group Consciousness]] means and how it impacts us in our day to day life, as well as every relationship we have on this planet.  
Our planet is evolving into a coalescence of collective race fields which create [[Group Consciousness]] and this is not a choice, it is a fact during the [[Ascension Cycle]]. This means we will need to become aware of what [[Group Consciousness]] means and how it impacts us in our day to day life, as well as every relationship we have on this planet.  


In any type of organization or [[Group Consciousness]] it is extremely challenging to navigate in uncleared individual and group [[Negative Ego]] behaviors. [[Negative Ego]] behaviors are usually entwined with low ethical conduct which '''damages building trust between people''' in order to communicate transparently and honestly about a variety of topics. In order to evolve and learn how to build basic [[Group Consciousness]] communication skills we each must develop commitment to hold accountability to our personal circumstances and the [[GSF Behavior]]s that each of us choose to demonstrate every day.
In any type of organization or [[Group Consciousness]] it is extremely challenging to navigate in uncleared individual and group [[Negative Ego]] behaviors and determine what behaviors define as [[Leadership Vs. Tyranny]]. [[Negative Ego]] behaviors are usually entwined with low ethical conduct which '''damages building trust between people''' in order to communicate transparently and honestly about a variety of topics. In order to evolve and learn how to build basic [[Group Consciousness]] communication skills we each must develop commitment to hold accountability to our personal circumstances and the [[GSF Behavior]]s that each of us choose to demonstrate every day.


This information is to help better discern the qualities of [[Leadership Vs. Tyranny]] in [[Group Consciousness]] or in any type or organizational structure.  
We have been confused to discern the qualities of Leadership and authoritative influence over others as defined by egocentric and alpha type of behaviors which lead to control orientation and tyrannical oppression. We all want to stay clear of feeding the tyrant as a leader or authority.When we are clearer to identify control-oriented authority and tyrannical authority based on the negative ego profiles shared here, we are more equipped to discern proper authority patterns when involved with any kind of leadership scenario. Wherever there is an organization or group, there will be some kind of stewardship or responsibility of authority to serve that organization. In the highest expression, we want to learn how to self-lead in a healthy and balanced way through the development of strong moral character and trustworthy traits, modeled through the community that we may observe or participate with. This way by learning self-mastery or leadership skills, one is building confidence in free thinking and free expression while embodying ethical conduct necessary to be spiritually sovereign. Otherwise we are [[Mind Control|mind controlled]] puppets playing out repeated archetypes of drama and like a hamster on a wheel, running in circles of karmic looping.I hope this is helpful now and in the future as we develop this skill of [[Trust, Building Trust|discerning trustworthiness]] in ourselves and others, as well as the prevention of feeding, rewarding and giving authoritative power in any way to [[Narcissism|narcissistic]] and [[Psychopathy|psychopathic behavior]].
 
This information is to help better discern the qualities of [[Leadership Vs. Tyranny]] in [[Group Consciousness]] or in any type or organizational structure. <ref name="tyranny">[http://www.emotionalcompetency.com/tyranny.htm Tyranny]</ref>


==Discerning Tyrants and Controllers==
==Discerning Tyrants and Controllers==
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==Negative Ego Behavior of Tyrants==
==Negative Ego Behavior of Tyrants==


Tyranny can creep into our thoughts as [[Negative Ego]] behavior to a greater or lesser degree. Here are some categories, arranged in increasing degrees of dominance and disregard for others.
Tyranny can creep into our thoughts as [[Negative Ego]] behavior to a greater or lesser degree. Here are some categories, arranged in increasing degrees of dominance and disregard for others.<ref name="tyranny" />
{| class="wikitable"


[[File:Ego-Behavior.jpg|Negative Ego Tyrant Behavior]]
!Cause/Deficiency!!Behavior
  |-
| Low Self-esteem
| Fragile high self esteem drives these people to act superior to disguise their inferior feelings. Controlling others is one manifestation of their need to act superior.
 
  |-
| Healthy Self-esteem
| This is the desired condition. True leaders act from healthy high esteem.
 
  |-  
| Egotism
| Egotists are self-centered. They have been seduced by their first-person viewpoint. It's all about them; they are motivated only by their own self-interests. They lack empathy for others. They are controlling because only their needs matter.
 
  |-
| Narcissism
| Narcissists have a grandiose sense of self-importance. They exaggerate their achievements and expect to be recognized as superior, even when their accomplishments are ordinary. They fantasize attaining unlimited success or power. They believe they are special and require excessive admiration. They lack empathy and exploit others to achieve their own ends. They often envy others or believe others envy them. They are controlling because only they matter.
 
  |-
| Psychopath
| Psychopaths are anti-social. They totally disregard the rights of others. They feel little or no remorse for the harm they cause others. They blame the victim and lack empathy. They are deceitful, aggressive, tough minded, glib, superficial, exploitative, irresponsible, and impulsive. Yet they may display a superficial charm. They are controlling because others don't matter.
 
|}


==Leaders Vs. Tyrants==
==Leaders Vs. Tyrants==
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Tyranny is no substitute for leadership and should never be confused with leadership.
Tyranny is no substitute for leadership and should never be confused with leadership.


[[File:Tyrant-vs-Leader.jpg|Tyrant Vs. Leader]]
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Leaders!!Tyrants
|-  
| Visionary; holds a clear, compelling, well thought-out, and constructive vision for the future. Focused while maintaining broad perspective.
| Visionary, but fixated on a narrow view. Narrowly focused.
 
|-
| Determined; they persistently pursue their goal and are undaunted by obstacles and setbacks.
| Relentless, tenacious, unyielding, rigid, close-minded, dogmatic, and stubborn.
 
|-
| Influential; communicates passionately to engage people.
| Influential, charismatic, captivating, engaging.
 
|-
| Passionate; remains committed and focused on the goal with heart and soul.
| Obsessed; the goal is all that matters. It must be achieved at all costs.
 
|-
| Increase trust. Followers are intrinsically motivated and provide enduring support.
| Increase fear. Followers are extrinsically motivated and support ends when the coercion ends. Often resentment endures.
 
|-
| Enthusiastic.
| Zealot.
 
|-
| Connected with others.
| Separate from others. Isolated, alone and apart.
 
|-
| Empathy for others. Humble.
| Apathy for others. Arrogant.
 
|-
| Healthy self-esteem. Accurate and realistic self-appraisal. Solicits and accepts feedback and criticism.
| Low, or fragile-high self-esteem. Egotism, narcissism, or even psychopathic. Inaccurate and Unrealistic self-appraisal. Avoids and rejects criticism and all but overwhelmingly positive feedback.
 
|-
| Primarily concerned for the cause, the organization, and the people being lead.
| Concerned only for the self.
 
|-
| Broadly and ethically principled. Fair and generous.
| Unprincipled or narrowly principled. Selfish.
 
|-
| Responsible.
| Irresponsible.
 
|-
| Internal Locus of Control.
| External Locus of Control.
 
|-
| Consistent, reliable, logical, authentic, well adjusted, and emotionally stable.
| Volatile, whacky, irritable.
 
|-
| Realistic.
| Optimistic.
 
|-
| Listens and dialogues.
| Monologs, lectures, preaches and engages in tirades.
 
|-
| Respects reciprocity and symmetry.
| Strongly asymmetrical.
 
|-
| Open, communicative.
| Secretive.
 
|-
| Concerned with substance.
| Concerned with image.
 
|-
| Evidence based.
| Dominance based.
 
|-
| Considerate
| Invasive, intrusive, and obnoxious.
 
|-
| High, relevant, consistent, and attainable performance standards.
| Perfectionist, demanding, inconsistent.
 
|-
| Provides helpful and balanced feedback.
| Critical and demanding.
 
|-
| Understands boundaries and respects sexual energy
| Abuses power through sexual control
 
|}


==Healthy Self Control==
==Healthy Self Control==
It is certainly important for us to develop [[12 Practices of Self Awareness|self control and awareness of ourselves]] and have discipline over our impulses in many aspects of our lives. Self-control is an important attribute of [[Spiritual Maturity]], and an essential component of interconnection and feeling empathy for humanity and the planet. Achieving a healthy balance of self discipline and self control is an essential element of personal responsibility and accountability. Loss of self control leads to anxiety, unhappiness, anger, resentment, stress, feeling helpless, and even depression. Abdicating one's personal power over self control, by acting powerless, and playing the [[Victim-Victimizer]] role playing, is irresponsible and self destructive. But keep in mind that our personal and spiritual freedom ends where other's begins. One must honor human beings and life force in order to achieve a healthy balance with self discipline and control with considering the rights and needs of others and having respect for others.
It is certainly important for us to develop [[12 Practices of Self Awareness|self control and awareness of ourselves]] and have discipline over our impulses in many aspects of our lives. Self-control is an important attribute of [[Spiritual Maturity]], and an essential component of interconnection and feeling empathy for humanity and the planet. Achieving a healthy balance of self discipline and self control is an essential element of personal responsibility and accountability. Loss of self control leads to anxiety, unhappiness, anger, resentment, stress, feeling helpless, and even depression. Abdicating one's personal power over self control, by acting powerless, and playing the [[Victim-Victimizer]] role playing, is irresponsible and self destructive. But keep in mind that our personal and spiritual freedom ends where other's begins. One must honor human beings and life force in order to achieve a healthy balance with self discipline and control with considering the rights and needs of others and having respect for others.<ref name="tyranny" />


==Discern Competence==
==Discern Competence==
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==Disconnected and Unaware==
==Disconnected and Unaware==
Some tyrants and control freaks are enmeshed in the [[Negative Ego]] and [[Pain Body]] and in most cases just do not know any better and are unaware of more positive and effective approaches to achieving goals. Perhaps self destructive habits, addictive tendencies and abuse is all they have ever known. Many tyrants have been conditioned to learn the  only approach they ever witnessed in dealing with other people is to abuse and control them. Perhaps one can have compassion for their [[Negative Ego]] ignorance and help them learn better approaches to building relationships based on trust.
Some tyrants and control freaks are enmeshed in the [[Negative Ego]] and [[Pain Body]] and in most cases just do not know any better and are unaware of more positive and effective approaches to achieving goals. Perhaps self destructive habits, addictive tendencies and abuse is all they have ever known. Many tyrants have been conditioned to learn the  only approach they ever witnessed in dealing with other people is to abuse and control them. Perhaps one can have compassion for their [[Negative Ego]] ignorance and help them learn better approaches to building relationships based on trust and character building.


==Responding to Tyrants==
==Responding to Tyrants==
We can choose how we respond to tyrants. There are alternatives to oppression.Overcome our Fear:Tyrants exploit our primal fears and we typically cower from them. We are seduced by their influence and succumb to their threats as we are easily blinded by fear, anxiety, shame, hate, or guilt. We yield to their tantrums. Fear can easily lead to primal thinking, tunnel vision, and panic. But courage can overcome our fears and with careful and creative planning we can confront the tyrant.
We can choose how we respond to tyrants. There are alternatives to oppression.Overcome our Fear:Tyrants exploit our primal fears and we typically cower from them. We are seduced by their influence and succumb to their threats as we are easily blinded by fear, anxiety, shame, hate, or guilt. We yield to their tantrums. Fear can easily lead to primal thinking, tunnel vision, and panic. But courage can overcome our fears and with careful and creative planning we can confront the tyrant.


 
Disengage: If you don't like it, change it. If you can't change it, leave. Acknowledge the oppression, understand the tyrant, consider your alternatives, and choose your battles carefully. Decide what you choose to change and what you choose to avoid. If this is just not a situation where you have the strength, interest, resources, or will to change now, you may decide to disengage and live to fight another day. If your boss is a tyrant arrange for a reassignment or leave the organization.
Disengage: If you don't like it, change it. If you can't change it, leave. Acknowledge the oppression, understand the tyrant, consider your alternatives, and choose your battles carefully. Decide what you choose to changeand what you choose to avoid. If this is just not a situation where you have the strength, interest, resources, or will to change now, you may decide to disengage and live to fight another day. If your boss is a tyrant arrange for a reassignment or leave the organization.


Tower, Don't Cower: Although the typical reaction is to cower in response to the tyrant's threats, there is a more elevated and enlightened viewpoint. If we recognize the many deceptions and fallacies tyrants rely on, and recognize tyrants as the lonely and childish school-yard bullies they are, then we can avoid being bullied and controlled by them. Spoiled brats do not deserve the attention they demand. Uncover, dispel, and shatter the myth . This viewpoint recognizes these powerful truths: Dignity is intrinsic to every human. It does not have to be earned, it cannot be granted, and it cannot be taken away. The tyrant can neither strip you of your dignity nor can he provide you with dignity. We all share a long list of intrinsic similarities. You remain a worthy human being regardless of what the tyrant does. It is your own choice, your own asset, do not squander it. The oppressed are no less worthy than the powerful.  
Tower, Don't Cower: Although the typical reaction is to cower in response to the tyrant's threats, there is a more elevated and enlightened viewpoint. If we recognize the many deceptions and fallacies tyrants rely on, and recognize tyrants as the lonely and childish school-yard bullies they are, then we can avoid being bullied and controlled by them. Spoiled brats do not deserve the attention they demand. Uncover, dispel, and shatter the myth . This viewpoint recognizes these powerful truths: Dignity is intrinsic to every human. It does not have to be earned, it cannot be granted, and it cannot be taken away. The tyrant can neither strip you of your dignity nor can he provide you with dignity. We all share a long list of intrinsic similarities. You remain a worthy human being regardless of what the tyrant does. It is your own choice, your own asset, do not squander it. The oppressed are no less worthy than the powerful.  


The tyrant works to control or eliminate something or someone he sees as the obstacle to his goals. He has named the evil other, he hates it, and it must be destroyed. But choosing to hate is an ineffective shortcut that avoids the hard work of analyzing the problem in depth. Hating attributes blame incorrectly; it misallocates right and wrong. To defuse the hate, assess the situation from another perspective, analyze the problem in more depth, identify the real causes, eliminate the errors in thinking, and move forward with an effective solution. The best leaders are the best servants.
The tyrant works to control or eliminate something or someone he sees as the obstacle to his goals. He has named the evil other, he hates it, and it must be destroyed. But choosing to hate is an ineffective shortcut that avoids the hard work of analyzing the problem in depth. Hating attributes blame incorrectly; it misallocates right and wrong. To defuse the hate, assess the situation from another perspective, analyze the problem in more depth, identify the real causes, eliminate the errors in thinking, and move forward with an effective solution. The best leaders are the best servants.


==Leaders Care about People==
==Leaders Care about People==
Leadership is not about controlling people; it's about caring for people and being a useful resource for people. The best leaders help people work together and do their best to achieve an important goal. Their actions focus on accomplishing as a team much more than any one person could accomplish alone. Leadership is about helping people attain the goal, not about aggrandizing the leader. Tyrants don't serve and servants don't control.


==Scapegoating==
Tyrants are not leaders, and any contrary myths need to be exposed as false. Scapegoats are chosen as convenient proxies. They are easy targets chosen to accept blame, displace responsibility for problems from where it truly belongs, and to distract attention from the actual problems. Tyrants identify scapegoats to distract attention from their own misdeeds. The scapegoat is not the problem, don't be distracted, look elsewhere for the real cause. Analyze cause and effect more carefully, avoid the fallacy of disproportionate responsibility, determine more accurately where responsibly actually belongs. Draw attention away from the scapegoat and toward the real problem. Courage can overcome fear. The tyrant uses fear to keep us from seeing alternatives. In the face of his intimidation we typically freeze, flee, become anger locked, or submit to his demands. But if we can focus, summon our courage, relax, comprehend the situation, and develop alternatives, we can create options for moving forward constructively.


Leadership is not about controlling people; it's about caring for people and being a useful resource for people. The best leaders help people work together and do their best to achieve an important goal. Their actions focus on accomplishing as a team much more than any one person could accomplish alone. Leadership is about helping people attain the goal, not about aggrandizing the leader. Tyrants don't serve and servants don't control. Tyrants are not leaders, and any contrary myths need to be exposed as false. Scapegoats are chosen as convenient proxies. They are easy targets chosen to accept blame, displaceresponsibility for problems from where it truly belongs, and to distract attention from the actual problems. Tyrants identify scapegoats to distract attention from their own misdeeds. The scapegoat is not the problem, don't be distracted, look elsewhere for the real cause. Analyze cause and effect more carefully, avoid the fallacy of disproportionate responsibility, determine more accurately where responsibly actually belongs. Draw attention away from the scapegoat and toward the real problem.Courage can overcome fear. The tyrant uses fear to keep us from seeing alternatives. In the face of his intimidation we typically freeze, flee, become anger locked, or submit to his demands. But if we can focus, summon our courage, relax, comprehend the situation, and develop alternatives, we can create options for moving forward constructively. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks  became famous for refusing to obey bus driver  James Blake's order that she give up her seat. This action of civil disobedience started the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which is one of the largest movements against racial segregation. In addition, this launched Martin Luther King, Jr., who was involved with the boycott, to a prominent position among his people and in the civil rights movement. She has had a lasting legacy worldwide.During the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989  an unarmed man stood in the center of the street, halting the tanks' progress. He reportedly asked, “Why are you here? You have caused nothing but misery.” As the tank driver attempted to go around him, the “tank man” moved into the tank's path. He continued to stand defiantly in front of the tanks for some time, then climbed up onto the turret of the lead tank to speak to the soldiers inside. After returning to his position blocking the tanks, the man was pulled aside by onlookers who perhaps feared he would be shot or run over. Time Magazine dubbed him “The Unknown Rebel” and later named him one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Tyrants are often unprepared for truly courageous and well-planned responses. Human needs are simple and largely non-material. Although autonomy is a human need, steak for dinner is not. In choosing to endure tyrant's abuse you may be choosing to buy a steak dinner at the cost of your autonomy. This is usually a bad deal. Choose simplicity over oppression.There are always alternatives. Reject the obvious alternatives, create new options, and find another way. Innovation creates opportunities. Dialogue creates solutions that other forms of communicationjealously hide. If you can't think of alternatives and feel there is no way out then talk to more people and generate more ideas.  No one is powerless.  We each have our own sources of power. The boss depends on the secretary, the doctor depends on nurses and patients, and the manager depends on the workers. Mahatma Gandhi  was the skinny little brown man who summoned the power to free India from British colonial rule. Find your source of strength and apply it to the problem at hand. Don't play the victim, you always have choices. Speak up and speak out about what you want and expect from the relationship. End the trespassing and assert your right to dignity, respect, and freedom. Describe the actual, unfair, and unwanted asymmetry of the relationship, how it makes you feel, why it is unfair, and then describe the fair and symmetrical relationship you expect. Say what you mean, but don't be mean. Don't insult, humiliate, or threaten the control freak. Confront the control freak, and plan how to expose and disarm the tyrant.Helplessness can be learned and unlearned. Oppression teaches you to become passive and stop trying to help yourself. But you can reassess your options and decide to take action to end the oppression.Everyone, even the tyrant, is vulnerable. Study the tyrant to find out his weaknesses. Balance the power. Apply your strength where he is most weak. Calmly describe how natural forces resisting the tyrant will eventually defeat his efforts.It is possible to speak truth to power. Don't be distracted or intimidated by the tyrant's positional power, reputation, physical appearance; wincing, bellowing, or rolling eyes; physical surroundings, or other attempts to emphasize a disparity in power and importance. Do not tolerate ego rants. Do your homework, get the facts right, and present your case clearly, calmly, and persuasively. You can challenge an authority by respectfully asking: “How do you know?”, “Why do you say what you say?”, “What is theevidence to support your position?”, and “Who disagrees with you?”Rana Husseini  spoke truth to power and exposed the shame of Jordan when she unveiled the common but unspoken crime of honor killings  there. Honor killings refer to the murder by family members of a woman who is raped or is said to have participated in illicit sexual activity. The mere perception that a woman has behaved in a way that is considered as dishonoring her family is sufficient to trigger an attack on her life. Across the globe, women who are beaten, brutalized, and raped can expect police, prosecutors, and judges to humiliate victims, fail to investigate cases, and dismiss charges. Honor killings accounted for one-third of the murders of women in Jordan in 1999. She wrote a series of reports on the killings and launched a campaign to stop them. As a result, she has been threatened and accused of being anti-Islam, antifamily, and anti-Jordan. Yet, Queen Noor  took up the cause, and later, the newly ascended King Hassan cited the need for protection of women in his opening address to parliament. The conspiracy of silence has been forever broken thanks to this courageous young journalist who risks her life in the firmbelief that exposing the truth about honor killings and other forms of violence against women is the first step to stopping them.The tools of influence are symmetrical. The techniques the powerful use to influence the oppressed can also be adapted by the oppressed to influence the powerful.Extremists discount, dismiss, distort, dispute, or deflect important evidence. But facts are stubborn. As the facts become more widely known and understood, the unreasonableness of the tyrant's position becomes more clear to more people. His support eventually dwindles as more people recognize the emperor has no clothes. There is tremendous power in alliances.  None of us are as smart or powerful as all of us. As the scope of the tyrant's impact increases, as more people suffer from his abuse, the more people there are to pool their resources and energy in overcoming his grip. Find the people who are suffering from the tyrant's grip, recognize the common problem you are facing, and find a way to band together and effect positive change. India's independence movement, labor unions, the women's suffrage movement, the civil rights movement, and the anti-apartheid cause all provide prominent examples of oppressed people working together to overcome powerful forces, abuse, and tyranny.You can choose your battles. You can decide when to ignore, yield to, appease, or accommodate the control-freak's requests. You can also decide when to confront the unreasonable behavior and insist on change. Keep an effective strategy in mind to help you choose your battles carefully. With careful preparation, you can always walk away.Government exists only to serve and benefit the governed. The United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights  clearly states: “The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures”. Tyrants often forget this and erroneously believe the purpose of government is to benefit only themselves. Insist on a government that represents and serves the people.Privilege and power are distinct from talent. A rich, powerful person may not be very bright while a poor person might be very bright, hard working, creative, and talented. Don't be mislead by image, boasting, intimidation, pedigree, and posturing. Demonstrate leadership through hard work, not privilege. Apply your talents regardless of your present social position. Seek stature, not status. There are paths of progress other than growth.  Flowers develop by unfolding their potential, not by becoming the biggest flower.  Bigger is not always better. There are important alternatives, including: peace of mind, integrity, giving and gaining the respect of others, tranquility, clean air, clean water, the beauty of nature, a healthy environment to enjoy now and sustain for the future, family, friendships,community, safety, stability, trust, leisure time, meaningful work, authentic experiences, reciprocity, good health, reduced stress, ongoing education, fun, enjoyment of the arts, transcendence, and making significant contributions that help others. Tyrants often ignore or diminish the value of these genuine alternatives to growth, expansion, and conquest. Challenge the assumptions that growth is good and inevitable. Pursue genuine progress, and don't be seduced by the idea that growth represents progress. Reject the insatiable tyranny of more.We are all connected. We all rely on others—locally and globally—for needed resources such as food, water, health care, energy, labor, land, and education. The tyrant depends on the oppressed.Tyranny is childish. Tyrants lack self-control, sound judgment, refined character, respect, wisdom, and transcendent purpose. Tyranny is a tragically unleashed version of a child's selfish tantrum. It is ineffective; tyranny has a clear history of tragedy and failure. In retrospect it often looks preposterous. We can learn to recognize it, call attention to it, act as responsible grownups, and not tolerate it. Maturity is about using wisdom to achieve constructive results. [b]Tyrants lack the wisdom of: understanding the intrinsic similarities we all share, interconnections, relatedness, compassion, respect, accurate history, symmetry, inquiry,humility, and responsibility. Adults don't tolerate tantrums, there is no reason to tolerate tyranny.[/b]Oppression constrains the tyrant. Sustaining oppression requires a narrow worldview based on falsebeliefs. The false belief that women are not smart enough to vote, the false belief that slaves are subhuman, the false belief that Jews are to blame for the problems of Nazi Germany, and the false belief that the poor are stupid were each essential to maintaining the power of the tyrant and sustaining the oppression. When these false beliefs are dismissed and corrected, we gain a more accurate understanding of our world and we all benefit. Expose the lie and strengthen the community.Sunlight is the best disinfectant. The most credible and respected organizations operate in an open atmosphere. Their operations and decisions are transparent and can be easily examined by interested people inside and outside the organization. Organizations that are well run and are responsible to the public not only accept criticism and suggestions, but embrace them. If questions from constituents, the public, or the media make leaders or other responsible parties become uncomfortable, evasive, or disingenuous, the questions are usually valid and the answers are not. People who feel uncomfortable under the bright light of scrutiny and criticism often have something to hide. Shine the light on tyranny to purify it.Tyrants are lonely, afraid, insecure, and human. They deserve our compassion, even as we withhold our obedience and submission. The many causes of tyranny, described at the beginning of this page, show that tyrants are often driven by deficiencies, inadequacy, loneliness, or fear. Tyrants often see themselves as the victim. Adolf Hitler titled his autobiography “Mein Kampf”, “My Struggle”. Perhaps if they can connect in authentic relationships with caring people, their pain can be soothed, and their behaviors can improve. Even the nastiest tyrants are only human. Understand the similarities you share with them. Connect with them on a human level. Pity the poor tyrant. Have you hugged a tyrant today?
Oppression teaches you to become passive, powerless and to stop trying to help yourself. But you can reassess your options and decide to take action to end the oppression. Everyone, even the tyrant, is vulnerable. Study the tyrant to find out his weaknesses. Balance the power. Apply your strength where he is most weak. Calmly describe how natural forces resisting the tyrant will eventually defeat his efforts.It is possible to speak truth to power. Don't be distracted or intimidated by the tyrant's positional power, reputation, physical appearance; wincing, bellowing, or rolling eyes; physical surroundings, or other attempts to emphasize a disparity in power and importance. Do not tolerate [[Negative Ego]] rants. Do your homework, get the facts right, and present your case clearly, calmly, and persuasively. One can challenge an authority by respectfully asking: “How do you know?”, “Why do you say what you say?”, “What is the evidence to support your position?”, and “Who disagrees with you?


==Transparency and Open Source==
There are important alternatives, including: peace of mind, integrity, giving and gaining the respect of others, tranquility, clean air, clean water, the beauty of nature, a healthy environment to enjoy now and sustain for the future, family, friendships,community, safety, stability, trust, leisure time, meaningful work, authentic experiences, reciprocity, good health, reduced stress, ongoing education, fun, enjoyment of the arts, transcendence, and making significant contributions that help others. Tyrants often ignore or diminish the value of these genuine alternatives to growth, expansion, and conquest. Pursue genuine progress, and don't be seduced by the idea that growth represents progress. Reject the insatiable tyranny of more consuming. We are all connected. We all rely on others—locally and globally—for needed resources such as food, water, health care, energy, labor, land, and education. The tyrant depends on the oppressed. Tyranny is childish. Tyrants lack self-control, sound judgment, refined character, respect, wisdom, and transcendent purpose. Tyranny is a tragically unleashed version of a child's selfish tantrum.
Tyrants lack the wisdom of: understanding the intrinsic similarities we all share as human beings, interconnections, relatedness, compassion, respect, history, symmetry, inquiry, humility, and responsibility. Adults don't tolerate tantrums, there is no reason to tolerate tyranny. Oppression constrains the tyrant. Sustaining oppression requires a narrow worldview based on false beliefs. When these false beliefs are dismissed and corrected, we gain a more accurate understanding of our world and we all benefit. Expose the lie and strengthen the humanitarian based community.
The most credible and respected organizations operate in an open and transparent atmosphere. Their operations and decisions are transparent and can be easily examined by interested people inside and outside the organization. Organizations that are well run and are responsible to the public not only accept criticism and suggestions, but embrace them. If questions from constituents, the public, or the media make leaders or other responsible parties become uncomfortable, evasive, or disingenuous, the questions are usually valid and the answers are not. People who feel uncomfortable under the bright light of scrutiny and criticism often have something to hide. Shine the light on tyranny to purify it.<ref name="tyranny" />


==Overcoming Tyrants==
==Overcoming Tyrants==
* Everyone experiences fear, including fear of humiliation.
* Courage can overcome fear.
* We are responsible for our own choices.
* We all have sources of power we can draw on.
* Authentic self-confidence increases our power.
* Inquiry, evidence, and respectful debate are powerful tools for uncovering what is.
* Alliances can increase our power.
* We each have our own important stories to tell.
* Tyrants use the trappings of power to enhance their image.
* Tyrants suppress and manipulate opponents by exploiting their fears.
* We often respond to image before we respond to substance.
* Image is not substance.
* You can speak truth to power.
* Tyrants respond differently to compassion than they do to threats, dominance, or humiliation.
* All things must pass; even tyranny is impermanent.


Everyone experiences fear, including fear of humiliation.
Courage can overcome fear.
We are responsible for our own choices.
We all have sources of power we can draw on.
Authentic self-confidence increases our power.
Inquiry, evidence, and argument are powerful tools for uncovering what is.
Alliances can increase our power.
We each have our own important stories to tell.
Tyrants use the trappings of power to enhance their image.
Tyrants suppress and manipulate opponents by exploiting their fears.
We often respond to image before we respond to substance.
Image is not substance.
You can speak truth to power.
Tyrants respond differently to compassion than they do to threats, dominance, or humiliation.
All things must pass; even tyranny is impermanent.
==Quotations==
==Quotations==
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.” ~  Lord Acton


* “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.” ~  Lord Acton


“He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.” ~ Philip Massinger
* “He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.” ~ Philip Massinger


* “Humanity is not divisive, but inclusive.” ~ Neriah Lothamer


“Humanity is not divisive, but inclusive.” ~ Neriah Lothamer
* “No one can take advantage of you without your permission.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt 


* “We must all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately.” ~ Benjamin Franklin


“No one can take advantage of you without your permission.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt 
* “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
 
 
“We must all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
 
 
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
 
 
 
“Never feel overwhelmed when you are overwhelmed with evidence of injustice.” ~ Ralph Nader


* “Never feel overwhelmed when you are overwhelmed with evidence of injustice.” ~ Ralph Nader


==References==
==References==
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==See Also==
==See Also==


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