I suppose that man is a political animal after all and the seeds of his own destruction are firmly planted within him... 

However, Hope, Optimism and Passion still survive and the wicked will see these as weaknesses to be exploited, especially when they go hand in hand with ignorance. 

Sadly, those who reckon themselves to be among the faithful of the world's many powerful religions are often the first to be taken advantage of.  

To have faith is to believe in something or someone without question.  Often that faith is steadfastly asserted in the face of all evidence to the contrary.  Even if there is One True Faith (that would be yours, of course!) out of all the thousands of religions that our species has seen come and go, then that would mean that all others are infidels and their beliefs have no value, especially if they contradict yours in any way whatsoever.  Sound familiar?