Lessons From Game of Thrones - Players - Pawns & Market Chaos…

This is part 2 of 2 parts

In my previous post on "players vs. pawns"  I brought up a disturbing trend that I saw on a  YouTube comment thread.  The video was about the famous Little Finger monologue from season 3 of the series.  A disturbing number of people found this monologue "inspiring" and a metaphor for the acquisition of security and success in the United States today.  To say that this is a deeply disturbing indicator of the state of our union is an understatement:   Once again - here is the monologue…

Chaos is a ladder.  Many who try to climb it fail, never get to try again.  The fall breaks them.  And some, given a chance to climb, they refuse.  They cling to the realm, or the Gods, or love.  Illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.  - Littlefinger GOT – Season 3.

Lessons From Game of Thrones - Players & Pawns - which are you?

This is part 1 of 2 parts...

I was going to move off my Game of Thrones metaphor for a couple of posts, but my last blog on "Players, Pawns and Little Finger" brought something interesting to my attention.  I have to admit that it was something I found deeply disturbing...In that post, I embedded a YouTube clip on Little Finger's monologue "The Climb".  In the monologue, he describes chaos as a ladder that he intends to climb in order to achieve ultimate power.

Apparently, many people have found this monologue "inspiring".  A few indicated that they listen to it every day as it gets them going in the morning, implying that it helps them realize that they are in charge of their own destiny. 

Lessons from Game of Thrones - Players, Pawns & Littlefinger...

There was a time in America when the political powers that be actually feared the wrath of the people. Our elected officials were regarded as public servants and woe be to them if they did not enact policies that served the interests of their constituents.

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The human race has always lived in the shadow of dogma.  It has perverted our history in many a violent way and has sowed the seeds of self-destruction for more than one society.