This picture came out a couple of years ago, supposedly to show how a brilliant wolf leader leads from behind and how the pack protects the weakest in the pack by putting them in the front. Both Snopes[1], and Truth or Fiction[2] classify the photo as mislabeled or false. It was put on the internet by someone with an agenda who had no problem imposing his or her personal view as if it were the absolute truth. The internet is great for that.
Someone, in one of the activities I am now a part of, sent that same picture to all the members yesterday to reflect how we should lead from behind and care for the weakest and oldest in our community. While I agree we must care for the weakest and oldest the question is where does a leader lead from?
There are several old jokes that come to mind about people, who are supposedly in charge, having to hurry to stay up with the people they are supposed to be in charge of. Then, of course, there is the old book of British Military Performance Reviews that has this gem. “His men would follow him anywhere, but only out of curiosity.”
So, this got me to thinking. I believe this picture reflects the reality of the current Progressive Democratic Party leadership.
In the front of the pack, you see the three lead dogs wolves who will be used as sacrificial victims as the pack hunts down their next Trump appointee. You can clearly see they are sniffing for the weakest prey and their heads are bowed as they realize their fate is to be the victim in front.
Next, inside the yellow rectangle, come the youngest and most aggressive political operatives who will quickly move forward to stand up for the victims as they fall to the media frenzy. It is their job to divert the conversations from fact to the fiction the pack leader has chosen to present. They will loudly and viciously chew at the appointee in hopes of improving their political standing within the pack.
The group following them will be the majority of the political pack who trudge dutifully along following in the steps of the victims and the advocates waiting to get a chance to get on camera and get their share of the kill.
The group identified in green are the party leaders who will howl their instructions to the victims and the rest of the pack while maintaining some safe distance from the actual slaughter. Their main role is to protect the anointed leader who follows at a safe distance. They must be prepared to change direction quickly to defend their anointed so they are located where they can sniff out the prey, but not so far ahead of the anointed they can’t change direction quickly to encircle him or her within the safety of the pack.
Finally, at the end of the pack is the anointed leader who howls the loudest when the hunt begins encouraging those who will be sacrificed that their role is a worthy one and their loss will be long remembered within the pack.
So that is how the DNC is like a pack of wolves.
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