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Deceptive Authority
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This one's gonna hurt a few people but the purpose and intention is to open some eyes and perhaps allow some so-called Master's to think about what they are
doing and allow slaves to tell the difference between a true Master and a self-proclaimed Master.
I cannot take credit for the title of this article. I borrowed it from a conversation I had with a slave. I was discussing the condition of Masters on the
Internet and the slave is the one who coined the phrase deceptive auhtority. It was the slave's way of describing the type of authority that many of the so-called
Masters who advertise on the Internet. In the slave's view he had met many Masters that appeared to play the part of a Master. These men pick up cues from the
Internet and use them to lure unsuspecting slaves into being collared by them. These men are not prepared, nor do they know how, to use authroity and instead
end up abusing the authority that comes with the title of Master.
Many slaves are already willing to follow any man who calls himself a Master. However, many inexperienced slaves become prey to these self-proclaimed Masters.
In many instances these slaves end up being abused (and not in a good way). There seems to be an increasing trend to this phenomenon. Not that there have not
been those who prey on the unsuspecting or the inexperienced; that will always happen. However, it seems that more and more slaves report that they are led astray
by men calling themselves Masters who use and abuse a slave's life to their own end and then throw the slave away when they are done with them.
My use of the word "deceptive" is specifically intended. The word deceptive means one who has the power to mislead. Many so-called Masters and slaves become
adept as using catch phrases that are commonly used on the Internet. Men calling themselves Masters on various sites use common words and phrases along with
alluring images to attract a slave. I would like to make something clear. It is not My intention to point the finger solely at the Masters. I have had My
share of being lured in by people posing as slaves who are merely desperate to find a successful Man in hopes of finding some security in life. What these
people really need is some sort of sugar Daddy not a Master. However, since the word deceptive refers to the one who has the power to be misleading...that would
identify the Master since He is the one with the power to mislead. However, using deception ultimately gives anyone using it the power to mislead. It just so
happens that in the context of the Master/slave relationship it is usually the Master who weilds the most of the power.
As I have mentioned in other parts of this web site; use of the word Master connotes* the idea of a person who possesses a mastery of something
such as art or of some technique or a person that has developed a consumate skill in something. IF a man is going to use the term Master in
reference to himself within the context of the BDSM or Master/slave lifestyle...then what exactly is he a Master of? A slave? Some bondage technique?
Anyone using the term master generally is not one by self proclomation. So how is the man that refers to himself as a Master in actuality a true Master?
Who Sets The Standard For What a Master Is or Is Not?
If it were so easy and universally accepted then anyone coould refer to themselves as a Master. Throughout human history it has only been those very few individuals
who are referred to as a Master. It is society or a persons peers that confer that title on the individual...not the individual themselves. So that raises the
question, or should raise a question within the true slave's mind. Who confers the title of Master; what group of a man's peers are in
agreement that the man who claims to be a Master actually is a Master? Well, what makes a Master anyway? Who sets the standards for who is qualifies to enjoy that
title?
Without the social network that used to exist when Masters and slaves met in bars or other venues there is no actual way for a Master to be in fact accepted and regarded
by His peers as a Master. The same holds true for the slave. Social customs change all the time. Sine the advent of the Internet many of the customery social settings
that Masters and slaves have disappeared. Not that there are not any real Masters on the Internet, but how does one determine whether a man claiming to be a
Master actually IS a Master?
What criteria defines whether a Master is qualified to use that term? Most men who populate Internet sites pandering to the Master/slave lifestyle believe (or are lead to believe)
that they have to confer the title of Master upon themselves in order to describe who they are and what there interests are; which is generally just a Dom. If a slave
desires to commit himself to a Master how does the slave determine which Men calling themselves Master actually are a Master? While the answer to that question may
appear to be difficult it is actually quite simple to describe.
Since there is no specific way to confer the title of Master onto a man who exhibits dominant charactersitics other than self-proclomation there must be some other
defining criteria that can be used. Well, let's examine that and begin with the word itself. A Master; that has already defined as a person who "has developed a
consumate skill in something", should be easily identifiable by his skill at Mastering or Mastery. What exactly is the skill of Mastery. Well, in this context is
that He would be a Master of lives considering that His skill is directed toward Mastering the life of another individual--the slave.
How does a slave determine if a man calling himself a Master is in fact qualified to Master over a slave's life? The answer to that question would be that the Master's
own life is evidence. In other words, the Master has Mastered His own life. Certainly a Man would have to at the very least be successful at Mastering His own life
before taking on the responsibility of a slave's life. That seems logical enough. So the answer to the question posited in the sub-title "Who Sets The Standard For What a Master Is or Is Not?"
is the Master Himself sets the standards and that standard is that His own life is evidence that He has Mastered His own life. But what does that mean, exactly?
Mastering one's own life would mean that a person would have personal mastery or self mastery which means possessing full command or complete control of one's
life. It's not only in the possession of certain skills or knowledge but a comprehensive understanding of one's individuality and knowing how to
respond to situations based on personal values and principles. Just like any other skills, understanding self takes time. But once you gain the knowledge and
expertise, you'll become more experienced and wiser. Once you have control or a grip, you will find it easy to maneuver through life and solve issues.
You will also have a considerable amount of self esteem and self confidence and usually make a good leader.
Characteristics of a True Master
A true Master, a Man who exhibits that they have a handle on their own lives before they can claim to know how to handle the life of a slave should:
*Webster's Collegiate Dictionary The End Leave Me a Message © Master Rick, Reno, Nevada 2011 |