I find idolization, or the worship of any person, an immature behavior. On a national scale, it could be harmful, and have dangerous consequences for many generations. Human is not perfect, and nobody is good nor bad all the time and at all places. They change to adapt to the demands of the new environment. Also, people usually have a dark side, which they often hide from others. Depending on the situation, sometimes the good is more visible than the bad, or the other way round. Therefore, it takes a long time to get to know a person, and to understand him/her. It also demands much time and keen observation to come to a conclusion about any human behavior and its motive.
The same with an organization. An organization often consists of both good and bad people or members with their respective characteristics, virtues and follies. Ideologies and slogans might give us strong impressions about the organization, but in reality, there are always interest groups and subgroups within the organization. Among religious and political organizations, there are always those who try to climb up the ladder, in order to become leaders or VIPs. Some do that with integrity; others, with unimaginable means and tactics.
The power struggle between the good and the bad, the responsible and the irresponsible, the skillful and the unskillful is always going on within individuals and organizations . The young and the credulous are easy to be trained or manipulated, but it is not simple to convince the old and the experienced, or to talk them into doing things they don't want to, and much harder to change them. That is why leaders and politicians usually try very hard to gain the support from the young, the naive, and the ignorant.
I try to be an independent observer and thinker, and rarely believe something or trust anyone hastily. It takes time, sometimes a lot of time, to understand and discover a person. Still in the end, it is worth it.
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