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does power corrupt
« on: April 13, 2011, 08:18:14 pm »
the question is what the topic says !!!

guys what r ur views on the phrase
'power corrupts a person'

hope to have a balanced debate :P :D

will write in detail later  but 4 now i think power doesnt corrupt !
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Offline NotAbod

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Re: does power corrupt
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2011, 10:55:07 pm »
it doesnt corrupt if you know how to use it, but it does if you donno how to use it or your'nt  realizing even that you are having it!
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Re: does power corrupt
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2011, 10:42:19 am »
In the line of politics: Yes, it generally corrupts. eg: Asif Ali Zardari.

In the line of business/others: No.
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Re: does power corrupt
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2011, 02:01:06 pm »
Elements lika steel and iron corrode so y not power
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Re: does power corrupt
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2011, 02:49:05 pm »
Quote from: Mr. MUST on April 14, 2011, 02:01:06 pm
Elements lika steel and iron corrode so y not power

It does corrode. And ironically, it corrodes in such a way that the owner does not even realize it until he has nothing left. ;)

Reason? Diversion from their main goal and focusing on 'other' stuffs.

eg. Roman empire, british empire, Soviet union, Nazi, Babar, Akbar, Mughal etc.

None of them exist now.

The way American focus is diverting from what was its founding father's - seems like its next on the row.
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Re: does power corrupt
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2011, 03:25:17 pm »
Quote from: $tyli$h Executive on April 14, 2011, 10:42:19 am
In the line of politics: Yes, it generally corrupts. eg: Asif Ali Zardari.

In the line of business/others: No.

I think that line is a little incorrect. Many people are corrupt even when they are in line of business/others.

Government Sectors are most vulnerable to corruption.

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Re: does power corrupt
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2011, 03:42:43 pm »
Quote from: Master_Key on April 14, 2011, 03:25:17 pm
I think that line is a little incorrect. Many people are corrupt even when they are in line of business/others.

Yup, but their activities are usually well within the legal framework. Businesspeople are usually well aware of what is within the legal framework and what is not. They make sure that they are within it. Therefore, legally, what they do cannot directly be called corruption.

Whereas, political people are bluntly corrupt.

That's the major difference between the two.

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Government Sectors are most vulnerable to corruption.

Usually. Best example is the countries in the indian subcontinent.

China is an exception.
« Last Edit: April 14, 2011, 03:46:52 pm by $tyli$h Executive »
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Re: does power corrupt
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2011, 05:37:18 pm »
It's ingrained in the human psyche. Power corrupts. Even if the businessmen had the power to bend laws he'd use it to his own advantage.
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Re: does power corrupt
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2011, 06:30:46 pm »
power does corrupt the person because the think that superior and they corrupt themselves
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Re: does power corrupt
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2011, 08:45:57 pm »
ohk i think power doesnt corrupt !!

its the corrupt person coming into power abuses it !!

eg : a street cleaner if corrupt cannot show it  but when he becomes a politician or so ! he will show his corrupt by misusing the power

a person with strong value will never become corrupt in with all the power in his hands !!
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Re: does power corrupt
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2011, 07:22:44 pm »
i do feel power does not corrupts a person .... it is the pride which comes along with that corrupts a person ...
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Re: does power corrupt
« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2011, 12:10:47 am »
Quote from: plavelil on April 19, 2011, 07:22:44 pm
i do feel power does not corrupts a person .... it is the pride which comes along with that corrupts a person ...


pride is in a person since he is born its that he can not show it sometimes !
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Re: does power corrupt
« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2011, 02:27:22 pm »
I don't think power has anything to do with a person being corrupted, its the person who chooses to be corrupt
by using power as a tool.
Its an individuals choice to choose the path , power helps greatly in both paths i.e in good & bad,
 
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Re: does power corrupt
« Reply #13 on: May 03, 2011, 05:16:33 pm »
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts. Perhaps the fear of loosing the power.
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Re: does power corrupt
« Reply #14 on: May 03, 2011, 05:22:18 pm »
Quote from: Fidato on May 03, 2011, 05:16:33 pm
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts. Perhaps the fear of loosing the power.
Good point.
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