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Re-Education
Leadership
Elon Musk:
Why you should pay attention to him
n Kenyan politics, a role is their words and, quite aggressively, wave of mind benders are sent forth
always given to one loud- share whatever the agenda of their to reinforce it. Before you know it,
mouthed, cocky, overbearing puppet master is. This they do with it has become the popular narra-
Iindividual: that of sowing all strength. tive and many unsuspecting people
seeds with their words. Sometimes They come to public fora and begin to accept it as the norm… and
this person is youthful, sometimes talk about a potentially unpopu- the masterminds reap their harvest.
not. They appear to be chosen for lar initiative or idea as if it is the The same thing happens around the
their inability to care about what best idea on the planet. Ridicule or world, only their seed sowers seem
people think and because of the rejection quickly follows the words to take on a greater air of ‘sophis-
populace’s familiarity with their they speak. However, they continue, tication’ than the loudmouths I just
ways. Meaning that the people are unfazed, to spread this message at described. They are carefully and
used to them being ‘noisemakers’ every possible opportunity until they deliberately positioned as experts,
and have come to expect noth- receive word from whoever sent philanthropists, geniuses or billion-
ing more from them. They are them. The seeds, having been sown, aires and sent around the world (or
mouthpieces and have the ability are given time to take root in some their countries) sowing seeds into
to attract a lot of attention with hearts and minds and then the next the minds of unsuspecting people
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