Imyourfed on Nostr: Does power corrupt, or do the corrupt seek power? History and even the present is ...
Does power corrupt, or do the corrupt seek power?
History and even the present is full of examples of people who abused their power and wreaked havoc. But this leads me to wonder: were they already corrupt before they gained power, or did the power itself corrupt them?
Take Hitler for example. He rose to power promising hope and change for a struggling Germany, but his leadership led to atrocities on an unimaginable scale. Was Hitler already corrupt, driven by extremist ideologies and a hunger for control even before he held any significant power? Or did the absolute power he gained twist him further, unleashing a darker side?
#thoughts
History and even the present is full of examples of people who abused their power and wreaked havoc. But this leads me to wonder: were they already corrupt before they gained power, or did the power itself corrupt them?
Take Hitler for example. He rose to power promising hope and change for a struggling Germany, but his leadership led to atrocities on an unimaginable scale. Was Hitler already corrupt, driven by extremist ideologies and a hunger for control even before he held any significant power? Or did the absolute power he gained twist him further, unleashing a darker side?
#thoughts