Does power corrupt?
 

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."
- Baron Acton.

Judging those of us who've been elected to offices of power, whilst being members of this forum, have those people been corrupted, and changed for the worse, or better, or as power not changed them at all?

This poll is a secret one.

Re: Does power corrupt?
 

How do I vote if I think it has corrupted some but not others?

I'm with Neil. I also think most corruptible crave power

*most corruptible people

Re: Does power corrupt?
 

You must look at the evidence, and try and make a generalised, but informed decision, as to whether you think that power has changed members of Accy Web.

If this doesn't satisfy your own thinking, there is always the two other remaining options.

Don't vote.

Don't vote, but virtually spoil your paper, by voicing your dissent in this accompanying thread.

Anymore help, please just ask.

Give, give, give.

;)

Re: Does power corrupt?
 

You could also take another route.

Name those who you think have, and haven't been corrupted.

Perhaps giving reasons why, with examples of their corruption, if need be.

;)

Re: Does power corrupt?
 

I voted remain the same on the basis i think its all in the mind. if yer bent,yer bent to start with, just sometimes needs a platform to fully develop.;)

Re: Does power corrupt?
 

I vote yes, but not all people who are elected crave power, some just want to make a difference, and this does happen

Re: Does power corrupt?
 

Yes it does...




Occasionally, it even happens for the better.

Re: Does power corrupt?
 

Quite Agree Less.

Re: Does power corrupt?
 

yeh but were they not straight in the first place? bent is bent i think no matter what level.

Re: Does power corrupt?
 

A lot of um I never knew prior to politics cashy so can't answer that

Re: Does power corrupt?
 

Never had yeh down as a fence sitter.:D

Re: Does power corrupt?
 

How can I judge somebody who I only met when they got involved in politics, they could have been an axe murderer prior, who knows:rolleyes::D

Re: Does power corrupt?
 

Common sense difficult when yeh got Tory leanings i accept that fact.:rolleyes: I believe if one is bent they were bent before, Politics just develops it more.