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It's not so much that power corrupts. Power is just a multiplier. The problem is more that the kind of people who are most likely to end up in positions of pow
by pluma 10y ago
It's not so much that power corrupts. Power is just a multiplier.
The problem is more that the kind of people who are most likely to end up in positions of power are those who are going to abuse that power and don't care about their responsibility (or have never learned it).
- TheOtherHobbes 10y agoIt's because democracy doesn't work - and nor does any other system. Democracy selects politicians on their ability to persuade voters. Feudalism and dictatorship select those who are the most violent and self-serving. All are examples of a very niche kind of competence, which has nothing to do with intelligent strategic planning.
- pluma 10y agoI was thinking more of business people than politics, actually. What with the trope that most successful business people are sociopaths.