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Power, power, power. Why is it so hard to use power to benefit other people, and so easy to use it to feather your own nest?
You'd think there was something inherently wrong with the basic system....?
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Honestly, I don't think power corrupts people. It's the people *around* the powerful who corrupt them by kissing ass, whispering little things they should do (that they really shouldn't) now that they can, trying to weasel in close to the powerful person in order to feel a bit of that power themselves by being able to say things like, "You'd best not mess with me because I know <powerful person's name>! You'll be in trouble if they get mad at you!"
I think it's possible for a powerful person to do the right thing all the time, as long as they remain aloof from the various systems and people who force them to behave like morons, and eventually twist them into just that thing.
I think it's possible for a powerful person to do the right thing all the time, as long as they remain aloof from the various systems and people who force them to behave like morons, and eventually twist them into just that thing.
Power isn't hard to attain though. It takes some work, and a certain mindset, but it doesn't have to be insanity.
You have to be focused, yes. And you have to sometimes be willing to think of yourself before others. Some use the concept of others to propel themselves to power, while others do it purely for themselves and no one else. There are some people who are genuinely interested in making things better for everyone who seek power to do so (since you can't usually change things without it).
But it's once they gain that power that they come in contact with the dregs... the leeches, the kiss-uppers, the yes men, the old, entrenched types who think they know it all already. Did you ever see the movie "Braveheart"? Remember that one guy's old, sick father who kept trying to teach him that "this is how it's done and how it's ALWAYS been done; you need to learn the ways."? That kind of thing. His son wanted a purer, cleaner, more honorable way to do things, and his father basically was trying to change him into another clone of himself. This is what happens to those in power that makes them seem so horrible.
You have to be focused, yes. And you have to sometimes be willing to think of yourself before others. Some use the concept of others to propel themselves to power, while others do it purely for themselves and no one else. There are some people who are genuinely interested in making things better for everyone who seek power to do so (since you can't usually change things without it).
But it's once they gain that power that they come in contact with the dregs... the leeches, the kiss-uppers, the yes men, the old, entrenched types who think they know it all already. Did you ever see the movie "Braveheart"? Remember that one guy's old, sick father who kept trying to teach him that "this is how it's done and how it's ALWAYS been done; you need to learn the ways."? That kind of thing. His son wanted a purer, cleaner, more honorable way to do things, and his father basically was trying to change him into another clone of himself. This is what happens to those in power that makes them seem so horrible.
And it's a lot easier to seize power when you don't care who you step on going up.
Also one chooses their advisors, they usually have the option to fire those kiss-asses. The president hand-picks his cabinet whenever he's elected you know.
And no, I haven't seen Braveheart because I've heard that it's about as full of bullshit as Mel Gibson's other "historical" *cough*Passion of the Christ*cough* films. http://thehande.wordpress.com/2011/.....ing-the-movie/
Also one chooses their advisors, they usually have the option to fire those kiss-asses. The president hand-picks his cabinet whenever he's elected you know.
And no, I haven't seen Braveheart because I've heard that it's about as full of bullshit as Mel Gibson's other "historical" *cough*Passion of the Christ*cough* films. http://thehande.wordpress.com/2011/.....ing-the-movie/
Ok, first, go rent Braveheart and try not to look at it as a Mel Gibson movie. It's actually good. I personally wince at seeing any movie based on an old one like the remake of Jusdge Dredd of Total Recall, but I hear those movies are good. too. Don't let popular opinion stop you from seeing something good. Also, if you are a complete fanatic for the concept of historical accuracy, yes, this and many other movies would probably piss you off. If, on the other hand, you REALLY can't stand anything about Mel Gibson, disregard all of this. xD
I agree with the comment that it's easier to sieve power when you don't care who you step on... that would fall under the "gaining power for yourself" aspect I mentioned. As for choosing advisors...? Well, two things. When you choose an advisor, who are you going to choose? Someone who aagrees with you more often than not in a way that makes you feel good or important, or someone who is always at odds with you, seeming to show you little respect and having no real concern for your ambitions? People kiss ass in order to seem like the best person to keep around, and it works surprisingly well; as long as they also have some amount of knowledge of what they're required to do besides kiss ass, they can make themselves appear to be the absolute best person for any task, and someone you want to keep around.
The other aspect of this is coming into a position of power within a setup that is already very well established. The US government is a perfect example of this. It's almost pre-designed to be corrupt and to fail at it's job due to the heavy amount of long term, extremely jaded individuals that are already there. Any president inserted into the slime and muck of such a system is eventually corrupted, whether they want to be or not, or they get ousted after a while because they don't fit in. And in such a case, they can't just "fire" everyone to fix the problem.
I agree with the comment that it's easier to sieve power when you don't care who you step on... that would fall under the "gaining power for yourself" aspect I mentioned. As for choosing advisors...? Well, two things. When you choose an advisor, who are you going to choose? Someone who aagrees with you more often than not in a way that makes you feel good or important, or someone who is always at odds with you, seeming to show you little respect and having no real concern for your ambitions? People kiss ass in order to seem like the best person to keep around, and it works surprisingly well; as long as they also have some amount of knowledge of what they're required to do besides kiss ass, they can make themselves appear to be the absolute best person for any task, and someone you want to keep around.
The other aspect of this is coming into a position of power within a setup that is already very well established. The US government is a perfect example of this. It's almost pre-designed to be corrupt and to fail at it's job due to the heavy amount of long term, extremely jaded individuals that are already there. Any president inserted into the slime and muck of such a system is eventually corrupted, whether they want to be or not, or they get ousted after a while because they don't fit in. And in such a case, they can't just "fire" everyone to fix the problem.
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