What is the Strongman Syndrome?
Strongmen have been around, and, sorry to say, have been a staple for centuries, if not millennia.
The Strongman Syndrome is part of what I would like to refer to as ‘Strongmanism.’
Who is a Strongman?
In normal circumstances, a strongman is an athlete who undertakes feats of strength: a Rambo-like figure who has muscles and all that. However, in the current pandemic and the current political climate globally, the strongmen I am talking about are leaders who rule through exercising violence, threats, or force.
Strongmen in Leadership and Governance
These are individuals who are essentially dictators who lead governments, states, and nations in authoritarian ways. The strongman is an individual who, despite having the responsibility to lead others with candor, justice, dignity, and openness, chooses to do what they want regardless of the consequences of their actions.
The Oppression that is Propagated by Strongmen
Strongmen have been around, and, sorry to say, have been a staple for centuries, if not millennia. The twentieth century became particularly proliferated with such leaders who, out of their evil or whatever forces, desires, or interests, had led the world to near ruin.
The civilization of humanity has led us to where we are today, and as free and unoppressed people, we may take advantage of our freedom and what it means. To be free is to live, get educated, work, and worship in one’s own home country or nation. When one can do neither nor all of these, they are not free and can are termed to have become oppressed.
