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Teachers and Students => Debates => Topic started by: ***exam*** on April 13, 2011, 08:18:14 pm
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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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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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In the line of politics: Yes, it generally corrupts. eg: Asif Ali Zardari.
In the line of business/others: No.
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Elements lika steel and iron corrode so y not power
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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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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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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.
Government Sectors are most vulnerable to corruption.
Usually. Best example is the countries in the indian subcontinent.
China is an exception.
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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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power does corrupt the person because the think that superior and they corrupt themselves
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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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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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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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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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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts. Perhaps the fear of loosing the power.
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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts. Perhaps the fear of loosing the power.
Good point.
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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts. Perhaps the fear of loosing the power.
ya this is a good point
and cuz of that fear people go on doin wrong things
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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,
yaps :D
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts. Perhaps the fear of loosing the power.
point there but
why wld a nicee person go corrupt power or no power ! ?!
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yaps :D
point there but
why wld a nicee person go corrupt power or no power ! ?!
when people have no power so they try by good ways but they cant so they just get corrupted and at last every thing goes wrong to the world but goes good for him
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I wouldn't blame 'power' for corruption. I'd blame the person rather.
With great power, comes great responsibility and they just can't take the great responsibility that's why they seem corrupted.
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I wouldn't blame 'power' for corruption. I'd blame the person rather.
With great power, comes great responsibility and they just can't take the great responsibility that's why they seem corrupted.
haha this is the spider man quote rite :P :P
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haha this is the spider man quote rite :P :P
I'd rather give the credit to Stan Lee.
Don't think it's spiderman who quoted it first. ::)
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I'd rather give the credit to Stan Lee.
Don't think it's spiderman who quoted it first. ::)
hus Stan lee , the only "lees " i knw are Bret lee & Bruce lee :P
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hus Stan lee , the only "lees " i knw are Bret lee & Bruce lee :P
Very knowledgeable I must say. ;) :P
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I don't blame only power. This argument would just be like that 'television makes our children disrespectful' ::) The fact is, television provides an opportunity for the children to learn profanities and other disrespectful acts, but if the parents use child lock and stuff like that and the children are obedient to their parents and not prone to misbehaving, they won't fall for it. Similarly power provides an opportunity for people to access facilities and leverages they don't deserve, often at expense of others. It just depends on the person's morals and perception.
In all the civilizations you noted, you must see why the dynasties and the like corrupted. Like someone pointed out here, the new leaders and emperors did not have the vision of their forefathers, so they did not have a reason to not misuse their power. The initial rulers have gone through trials to obtain their country/control, and have established the system themselves, hence hold a strong motivation to maintain it. As the generations come and go the motivation and vigor lessens, as each successive generation is less aware of exactly how valuable the entire society is to them. Hence, eventually, civilizations come to a disastrous end because of pleasure-seeking and unconcerned rulers.
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I don't blame only power. This argument would just be like that 'television makes our children disrespectful' ::) The fact is, television provides an opportunity for the children to learn profanities and other disrespectful acts, but if the parents use child lock and stuff like that and the children are obedient to their parents and not prone to misbehaving, they won't fall for it. Similarly power provides an opportunity for people to access facilities and leverages they don't deserve, often at expense of others. It just depends on the person's morals and perception.
In all the civilizations you noted, you must see why the dynasties and the like corrupted. Like someone pointed out here, the new leaders and emperors did not have the vision of their forefathers, so they did not have a reason to not misuse their power. The initial rulers have gone through trials to obtain their country/control, and have established the system themselves, hence hold a strong motivation to maintain it. As the generations come and go the motivation and vigor lessens, as each successive generation is less aware of exactly how valuable the entire society is to them. Hence, eventually, civilizations come to a disastrous end because of pleasure-seeking and unconcerned rulers.
Amazing as usual,+rep :)
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I wouldn't blame 'power' for corruption. I'd blame the person rather.
With great power, comes great responsibility and they just can't take the great responsibility that's why they seem corrupted.
ya qoute from spiderman
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ya qoute from spiderman
No, it isn't. ::)
@Chingoo, great..as always mA. =]
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wasn't there a president once who resigned office to go on a pilgramage amongst his people
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In computer games, yes. I'm baseing my argument on mmorpg private servers, fps servers and mostly clan boards. In some fps game servers the admin sets off some rules, such as "no cheating, no crying, no harasing, etc" but at the same time they threat players with bans, call players crying babies, etc.
I've seen some cases of ppl who left a froum to found one of his own.
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In computer games, yes. I'm baseing my argument on mmorpg private servers, fps servers and mostly clan boards. In some fps game servers the admin sets off some rules, such as "no cheating, no crying, no harasing, etc" but at the same time they threat players with bans, call players crying babies, etc.
I've seen some cases of ppl who left a froum to found one of his own.
Thankfully our admins and mods are not corrupted. Though I do remember VERY FEW admins like one or two who were corrupted but they're no longer in the team because we do not ALLOW such behavior to be adopted in SF's team members. =]