Meditation

The Old Man and the Autocracy

They call it too much of a good thing for a reason

John Werth
3 min readMar 5, 2022

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The Emperor Is Bored” by Henri-Paul Motte (1846–1922) | WikiMedia Commons

I read an article this morning by Caren White, titled Is Putin Losing His Mind? It would make sense, and historically it’s the standard trajectory for autocrats.

It seems inevitable, being that powerful can’t be healthy. Too much authority without consequences…

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John Werth
Politically Speaking

Musician and conductor, repairer of woodwinds, owner of dogs, band director, lapsed mathematician, and scribbler of thoughts on humor, politics or both at once.