When Baddies are treated like Royalty for Blackmail

Nuclear blackmail
@Shiva49 (26657)
Singapore
July 20, 2018 8:55am CST
At every level, some are difficult to please but get treated like royalty. I have seen it within family, workplace, even among countries. The majority is easy to please but is taken for granted, not given what is due. We all know few who keep others guessing and hard to please. I think they just throw their weight around to have their way and others kowtow to their whims and fancies. It happens at the international level too when the mighty have to go out of the way to please a difficult customer just because they have nuclear weapons. Then, will not such an approach confirm might is right or threat wins the argument? For lasting peace, decency and fair play, we need to shed our hypocrisy big time and sooner the better. Let those who play by the rules benefit and for that, all right-thinking persons should unite rather than look the other way in the face of blatant injustice. What is your view to set the things right, bell the cat? Image: Nuclear Threat from Wikimedia Commons
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
20 Jul 18
I agree. What a mess!
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@Shiva49 (26657)
• Singapore
21 Jul 18
Yes, we need to find a way out - siva
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
21 Jul 18
@Shiva49 It is getting out of hand with our so-called leader!
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@Shiva49 (26657)
• Singapore
21 Jul 18
@DianneN I would say he is one of a kind and quite a handful for America's friends but may not be for the foes! siva
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
23 Jul 18
Hypocrisy is a basic problem in this society.
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@Shiva49 (26657)
• Singapore
23 Jul 18
The sad fact is the 99%, who are stoic, are taken advantage of or even ignored to please the demanding 1% - siva
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
23 Jul 18
It's a sad fact that the awkward few seem to get preferential treatment, to the detriment of the law abiding majority. I know of no answer.
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@Shiva49 (26657)
• Singapore
23 Jul 18
I can only think of what Edmund Burke said: "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing". The good should assert to set the agenda - siva
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
23 Jul 18
@Shiva49 Very true.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
25 Sep 18
Yes, sadly we live in a world where baddies are treated like royalty in the hopes that they will behave. It is all very convoluted @Shiva49 .
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
25 Sep 18
@Shiva49 I agree. We have to live with the way we behave and feel.
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@Shiva49 (26657)
• Singapore
25 Sep 18
We have to satisfy ourselves that good behavior rewards us in the end or the reward is in our behavior itself, no need for outside approbation - siva
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
22 Jul 18
I always wonder why those people seem to get so much acclaim whether at work or elsewhere. It is a sad state of affairs.
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@Shiva49 (26657)
• Singapore
23 Jul 18
The majority is not demanding; they are the real heroes. North Korea is a small country but punches above its weight because of its nuclear arsenal. There are countries many times its size and population that play by the rules but are taken for granted. And also difficult people are treated with kid gloves mostly just because they are hard to please - siva
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
23 Jul 18
It is indeed a difficult situation , news of their doings filling the newspapers and instant messages.. who threatens who types
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@Shiva49 (26657)
• Singapore
23 Jul 18
Democracy or otherwise, the majority writ does not run. Whoever we elect to power the boss remains the same: greed and ego - siva
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