The Real Power Sought After by the Bootlickers

by Guillermo Vidal | May 15, 2019 | Leadership, Life, Life Lessons, Politics, Self Fulfillment, Spirituality, Uncategorized

The presence of bullies in our culture has become an epidemic. No matter where you look, whether in government, business, schools, religion, social media and even in families, there are examples of someone who feels powerful by habitually seeking to harm or intimidate those he/she perceives as vulnerable.

Although it is difficult to pinpoint what causes a person to become a bully, we know the experiences and people in their environment formed them. The other thing we know is that they get power from those people around him/her who provide their support.

There are many unflattering names to describe this group of devotees. In the best of times, we call them minions, other times we label them sycophants, bootlickers, ass kissers and brownnosers. Yet, however you describe them, these insulting names don’t tell the real truth. This is because these people are truly powerful. They become thus because they enforce the bully’s control. They can also manipulate the bully into endorsing their agenda.

Sycophants vs followers

Bullies get their power from the many followers they gain along the way, but there is a distinction between a…