As stated above all human beings are manipulative to a certain extent. We have that in all of us for sheer survival. We have used that ability to catch food and grow crops and even find shelter.

When someone manipulates another only for personal gain leaving the other person in a poor position wether it be financially or psychologically, that would be a bad manipulation.

The good kind of manipulation is when someone simply cannot, for some reason see something that can be productive and useful for all so a presentation is given to convince them to support and bend rather than oppose. The end result of the manipulation is to serve a good purpose for all involved.

As far as politicians are concerned, they are very good at manipulating in both areas. They can manipulate in positive ways in order to enjoy a personal gain and standing. Or, they can truely be capable of seeing a very productive solutions and posess the talent to manipulate agreement of many to procure a positive result, not only to gain themselves but also to serve the gain for many.

A successful politician will flourish and gain personally if he/she can manipulate for all. When a politician manipulates for only self gain, the duration of his gain will eventually run out. However many politicians don't care, they are only in it for personal gain and power and if they walk away with personal gain, they don't care about what they leave behind which could be poverty, and great losses by many.

And surprisingly the legal system we have in place though designed to seek justice, may not truely accomplish that goal. If someone is truely injured the person responsible can manipulate the legal system for a long time which can cause further harm to a person who has been injured. This is done all the time by insurance companies that will manipulate the system to wear out a victim in hopes of enough desparation that a victim will give up the fight or settle for much less than they truely deserve.

There is good manipulation and bad manipulation. Normal human manipulation and destructive manipulation.

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