
So you're watching a politician debating or giving a speech on television — or, Lords of Kobol forfend, you're actually in the audience. And your would-be leader is being even more specious and demented than is usual for our low level of political discourse. What telepathic power do you wish you could unleash on this particular demogogue? (And yes, this is the sort of thing I always think about whenever I watch CNN. Scary, I know.)
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DISCUSSION
I like the Sword of truth concept: A holy relic which, when held, forces the holder to experience the total truth of their nature. Supposedly, this experience is so terrifying to people who have committed evil in their lifetimes, that they go insane.
Wasn't that idea from the Thomas Covenant novels?