“Never tell an abuser if you’ve had a falling out with someone else. They’ll either bear the grudges for you in order to isolate you from family, co-workers and friends; or they’ll blame you for the falling out, no matter what the situation was and it will become part of their arsenal against you in the game of power and control and ‘winning’. It will be brought up against you at a later time or used to isolate you. ”

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When the #1 objective is power and control, there can be no real empathy or respect. Not for nations or individuals.

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“If his personal appearance reflected his emotional fitness, he’d be on life support.” -unknown