We live in dark times in which deceit, manipulation, and gaslighting are rewarded. Times when intellectual and logical justifications override common values. Everything is permissible in the name of freedom, yet in that pursuit, the freedom itself is lost. However, do not be deceived, this pursuit is not a natural evolution of humanity but a well orchestrated action to destroy and control.

It was in the 19th century when Frédéric Bastiat said:

“When misguided public opinion honors what is despicable and despises what is honorable, punishes virtue and rewards vice, encourages what is harmful and discourages what is useful, applauds falsehood and smothers truth under indifference or insult, a nation turns its back on progress and can be restored only by the terrible lessons of catastrophe.”

It was Mark Twain who also said:

“History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”

The rhyming, we postulate, is caused by wilful actions of malevolent players. Players who are masters in deceit with a specific and premeditated objective. The layers of this are explained in this outreach.

The malevolent players are the Narcissists. Yet let's be careful of the labels lest they mean different things to different people.

Every single social structure created by humans, be it academic, political, corporate, or religious has always ended up being usurped and taken over by narcissists. Some times, there is a whole system that becomes narcissistic. We describe this as Narcissistic Pyramid.

Unless we figure out how to contain the actors, the rhyming of the history shall continue until we learn the lesson. And it's about the time.

We boldly take the liberty to modify the famous G. Michael Hopf's quote into:

“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times are usurped by narcissists. And narcissists create hard times.”

When there are too many vampires and not enough blood, war entails.