The authoritarian breaking point: where the illusionary contract between authority and follower finally falls apart. Followers trade obedience for a promise of physical and emotional security. It works well until that sense of security eventually erodes in the face of reality.
Yes, becoming a trophy wife in a gilded cage and waiting for the sick bastard you married to die is the same as boot-strapping your way to independence.
Christ didn’t deal with the repercussions and fix the messes. I did. He didn’t give me strength to endure. Necessity, my stubbornness, and the encouragement of a few people did.
I think I saw someone call Axios “Axis” and it’s very befitting. The other equivalent is a mob-owned laundromat.
This is where narcissists become dangerous.
Other People’s Money
Chipmunks: have record contracts, movie deals, and a full time butler
Squirrels: forced to be caretakers for flighty moose
The problem is that the rich benefit from the former and the poor benefit from the latter.
If my life belonged to Christ, I want to speak to the Manager. The Savior completely fell down on the job and I am 100% confident that I could do it better.
