Joe thinks humans tend to be poisoned by prejudice, fear and hatred. Back in the dark ages, only the owning class people in charge decided what would happen. Then the Greeks developed the ideology of ‘demos’ meaning people and ‘cretos’ meaning power or rule – i.e. the “Power of the People.” He says, “Truth is dismissed in value, but truth should always matter most in a country fueled by democracy.” Watch Joe’s Democracy Story here, and stay tuned for a new Narrative Lab story every week!
