Me vs. Joe

Reality and trust exist within all Men, but Man is foolish and picks out and persecutes only the imperfections, it is His system of trust. Imperfections lead to distrust. Distrust leads to a false sense of security. Knowledge is achieved through a sense of security, be it false or real. Power is a direct derivative of knowledge, which therefore means that to hold oneself accountable for their own knowledge is foolish. The knowledge that brings power must be worked and acquired by a group in order for it to be sufficient to provide security. So in order to gain power, you must have a group willing to seize the power. The group must also have better knowledge than the current group that is in power or it will never fulfill that goal.

Reality exists without mankind. Men choose to perceive it as they will. In focusing on superficial imperfections, mankind has lost sight of the larger underlying issue of our own fallen nature. Trust is no longer existent in our age. True trust is no longer to be found with the exception of the exceptional few. True Knowledge is not mere information or data, that is knowledge. True Knowledge is ascertainable only by removing the perspective lenses of our own distrust in order to be able to truly understand and apply the data that is set before us.
Elit Druin, "Through Knowledge: Power" True Knowledge IS power. The only true question that is left to those who acquire power is, "what am I to do with my talent?"
Those that have Power should try their best to share it with those that are of the constitution to use it to make the world more secure. To believe that one is meant to strive to gain power and prestige at the expense of others ability to grow is foolish.