When the Mighty Are Wrong: Why ‘Right’ Still Beats ‘Might’ in a World Addicted to Use of Force

ere’s a moment in every empire, every institution, every family feud where things get quiet – just for a second – and you realize the loudest person in the room may actually be the most insecure. The pounding fists, the shouted slogans, the pointed fingers – they’re not strength. They’re camouflage for weakness. We are living in an age obsessed with might. Not just military might, but algorithmic might, emotional might, tribal might – the idea that to win is to be louder, faster, trendier, or more ruthlessly dominant than anyone else. From strongman politics to viral cancel campaigns, we’ve built a world that rewards who can grab the mic, not who speaks truth. But beneath the chaos, a quiet truth endures: right still matters. And, more often than not, it wins. Slowly. Quietly. Permanently.

Hong Kong’s 1992 drama The Greed of Man gave us a character who, decades later, still resonates with anyone who’s ever watched a man destroy everything while insisting he’s morally superior. Ding Hai is a self-declared guardian of virtue, someone who quotes Confucius while beating his own sons, weaponizing philosophy to excuse personal rage. He’s a warning – not just of hypocrisy, but of what happens when emotional volatility wears the mask of righteousness. Today’s world has many Ding Hais. They live on stages, in parliaments, in comment sections. Whether it’s populist leaders, ideological influencers, or tribal figureheads, their language is full of moral certainty…