Does power corrupt?

[garinda]

"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.

[Neil]

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

[Claytoner40]

Originally Posted by Neil

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

[Claytoner40]

Originally Posted by Claytoner40

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

*most corruptible people

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Neil

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

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.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Neil

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

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.

[cashman]

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.

[jaysay]

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

[Less]

Originally Posted by jaysay

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

Yes it does...




Occasionally, it even happens for the better.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Less

Yes it does...




Occasionally, it even happens for the better.

Quite Agree Less.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by jaysay

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

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

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

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

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

[cashman]

Originally Posted by jaysay

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

Never had yeh down as a fence sitter.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

Never had yeh down as a fence sitter.

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

[cashman]

Originally Posted by jaysay

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

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