Addendum to yesterday: The image of a leader (or a concept), standing like a statue at the center of controversy, employs a multi-sided tug-of-war. With each faction working to pull the leader toward them (down) the other side counter-balances, forming guy wires (spokes) of strain that work to center, maintain, and stabilize the controversy.
Fuzzy logic matches
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