Why are politicians often perceived as mean?
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"Political meanness arises not from power, but from the insecurity of unintelligent minds that rely on cunning and deception to chase it. True intelligence is rooted in love and compassion, needing no victory to validate itself."
According to Osho, politicians are perceived as mean because their basic stupidity—unawareness—breeds meanness. Lacking true intelligence, they must compete to win, so they lean on cunning, deception, and hypocrisy. Real intelligence needs no victory and expresses love and compassion. Thus political meanness isn’t power itself; it’s the insecurity of unintelligent minds chasing power.
They act mean because they don’t feel smart or secure inside, so they try to win by tricking and fighting instead of being kind.
Why this matters practically
- See meanness as insecurity, not strength; respond with clarity, not fear.
- Cultivate awareness so compassion replaces the urge to dominate.
- Choose and support leaders for intelligence and heart, not cunning.
- Cultivate awareness so compassion replaces the urge to dominate.
- Choose and support leaders for intelligence and heart, not cunning.
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