Power Triumphs

 Being correct usually does not triumph over power.  There is the famous Bible story of King Herod having John the Baptist beheaded at the request of the dancing Solome and her Mother.  John was correct. It was known in the Law that Herod could not wed his brother’s wife, but because he had power, he did exactly that.  Herod was wrong.  John was right by the Law.  Everyone agreed on the Law.  Herod was a Jew.  He did not have a different law or alternative facts.  He had power.  Eventually, the Roman world of Power crumbled, as it seems does any empire that tries to live with Herodic vision.