It reminds me that in spite of our lofty ideals and the many safeguards to protect the Scythedom from corruption and depravity, we must always be vigilant, because power comes infected with the only disease left to us: the virus called human nature.
I wrote this years before COVID. It has even greater resonance now. I like it, because it’s a metaphor with many layers. The dark side of human nature as a virus. It can lay dormant, it pops up in surges and clusters. It can spread silently, insidiously, with remarkable speed. Vigilance is the only defense against the “virus” that comes with power. Awareness the only vaccine.
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Stefan Bogdanski
