I find him gasping for breath under the bridge. He could barely keep his head above water.
“Who threw you under the bus …er bridge?” I feel almost like a monster when asking this.
“Pull me out first. I’ll spill the beans.”
I haven’t asked for a scoop.
I recall his speech in a conference room.
Sensationalize.
Incite arguments.
Generate a frenzy.
Build narratives to downsize the opposition.
Set people against one another.
The haze of opinions keeps the real picture visible yet undecipherable. This is the road to Power.
He ended up on the wrong end of the stick.
Creative Experiments and More 
well done – and the word comeuppance came to mind!
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That would have been a good title 😀 Thanks!
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🙂
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Someone always loses in a game of power.
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If you declare war, the other side is bound to retaliate and then people go around blaming the opposite side for their action.
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The chances one takes when riding the power trip.
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Unfortunately true. Thank you, Nancy!
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Sounds like a journalist looking for a scoop, where truth is sensationalised to sell papers. If the victim was a politician, he should have been left there to wallow the despair of his own making.
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Fully endorse your second line.
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When you choose to play the game, you can’t always win. Can you?
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We start with a risk, then continue working to minimise the risk. Certain people eliminate others when they appear to be a risk.
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Brilliant story.
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Thank you, Diana!
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You’re welcome.
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The strategy backfired
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🤣🤣
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Just keep swimming. I’m not sure if he deserves a lifeline.
Great writing?
Tracey
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Thank you, Tracey! I’d not give him a lifeline.
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How fitting that he didn’t see the real picture
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Thanks 😀😀😀
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