Whip hand?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="whip">whip</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="Voters">Voters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whip">whip</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="count">count</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="something">something</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="elected">elected</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="indirectly">indirectly</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="idealistic">idealistic</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="Usually">Usually</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="elected">elected</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="promises">promises</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>.</p><p><span word="Otherwise">Otherwise</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="would">would</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="different">different</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="delve">delve</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mastering">mastering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="whip">whip</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>”.</p><p><span word="Whip">Whip</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wields">wields</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whip">whip</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="automobiles">automobiles</span> <span word="occupy">occupy</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="cracking">cracking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whip">whip</span>, <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="wherever">wherever</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whip">whip</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="Metaphorically">Metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whip">whip</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="um">um</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="so">so</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whip">whip</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="so">so</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="around">around</span>.</p>
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