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Power, Corruption and Intentions

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As we know power is the capacity to bring about change. It takes many forms, comes from many places and is measured in many ways. Also power is often defined as the capacity to influence others behavior, to get others to do what challengers want. Seeking power over others means always having to be vigilant, defensive and reactive. But does this mean that people can be changed by power, even though their intentions are good? In the book "Animal Farm," power is getting in the wrong direction and the author explains how people can turn out to be really obsessed with power even though they try to do it for good intentions. Power makes most of the people become more focused on their own needs and wants. It changes people to become less focused on what other's need. What do we all know about having power? As a matter of fact we know absolutely nothing. Most of us think of power like something huge or the ability to influence the behavior of people and some others think of power as the capacity to influence others and have them under control. Most of politicians have power but do they use it in a good intention. In fact no, most of the time they get blind by power, money and they can't figure out the damage they're doing around them. And in the other way around community or we ( the people) do not do anything to make sure that they're not playing us around in the way they feel more comfortable. So by doing that we lose a lot, sometimes we lose our own freedom. How you would ask? By having somebody else to decide for your life or the way you should live your life. Why would you let government decide for you when we (the community) can decide for the government. In fact all of us together is government without us power wouldn't even exist. So you have the power to become the best you can be. The power to be able to fulfill your own hopes and dreams for today and the future. Collectivism takes power and freedom away from the individuals and

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