We want to remind everyone: do not let your superiors get away with anything.

Since the time when we were first able to understand what our parents were saying, we have been told by them and others to not only respect your elders, but also respect your superiors.

Play on the football team? Listen to your coach. Rock the drums in your high school band? Follow the composer’s instructions.

But remember that respecting someone, or following their instructions, does not mean you have to follow every single thing they say. You do not have to, and should not, treat everything they say, much less most things they say (at times), as gospel.

If your boss or superior tells you to do something harmful to yourself, or harmful to the company in general maybe, you do not have to do it.

You have your own voice.

Remember that you can push back; you can stand up for yourself.

We want you to remember that just because someone is ahead of you does not mean you should assume they are right, especially when that person is someone who determines the state of a major group.

Now more than ever, everyone needs to keep those in power in check.

Everyone makes mistakes; that means your leaders too.

And when your leaders make mistakes, whether on purpose or on accident, correcting them is crucial.

Not only does it mean that they cannot fool their followers, but it means that you are able to follow what is true. And if one person is able to do their own research to find the truth, then others will be able to do the same.

It is important to follow your leaders and respect them because they are, after all, the ones who are there to help.

But following them blindly is what makes you, along with everyone else under their reign, unaware of what is really happening, should your leaders be giving false information.

Staying aware of what is truly happening will serve you well so you can know the truth because, after all, knowledge is power.