Does power corrupt?

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unemployed replied

24 June 2016, 12:03
Originally posted by Flashman View Post

Anyone seen George Osborne today ?

The chunt lost his crutches
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MrMarkyMark replied

24 June 2016, 12:03
Originally posted by Flashman View Post

Anyone seen George Osborne today ?

Probably tied up somewhere
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SueEllen replied

24 June 2016, 12:01
Originally posted by Flashman View Post

Anyone seen George Osborne today ?

Nope 😃
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Flashman replied

24 June 2016, 11:59
Anyone seen George Osborne today ?
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original PM replied

24 June 2016, 11:56
Originally posted by xoggoth View Post

Several years ago there was a prominent US psychiatrist who made similar claims about leading politicians, that those at the top had an abnormal level of self regard which verged on insanity. Then articles about it disappeared and I could never find any trace of it on the net. Funny that.

Same has been said about people in top jobs bordering on being psychotic in that the have strong tendencies to display the follow traits

1) An inability to accept reality for what it is - they will insist that reality is what they want it to be even when clearly it is not.

2) They do not view other people as having any worth other than what that person can do for them
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LondonManc replied

24 June 2016, 11:08
Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

Power corrupts.

WTFH and NaT are examples of this.

FTFY
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SueEllen replied

24 June 2016, 10:41
Originally posted by WTFH View Post

Of course power does not corrupt ~~and anyone who disagrees with me might get banned.~~

Power corrupts.

Cameron and Boris are examples of this.
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WTFH replied

24 June 2016, 09:25
Does power corrupt?

Of course power does not corrupt ~~and anyone who disagrees with me might get banned.~~
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xoggoth replied

24 June 2016, 08:44
Several years ago there was a prominent US psychiatrist who made similar claims about leading politicians, that those at the top had an abnormal level of self regard which verged on insanity. Then articles about it disappeared and I could never find any trace of it on the net. Funny that.
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quackhandle replied

24 June 2016, 08:34
I see it if you have your enemies (Trump, Putin et al) then maybe you need lunacy to fight lunacy.

Step forward Mr Johnson...

qh
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zeitghost started a topic Does power corrupt?

24 June 2016, 08:10
Does power corrupt?

https://www.1843magazine.com/feature...llycorrupt1843

Taken as a whole, the ruling groups are more talented intellectually and more deranged mentally than the ruled population.

Damn.

I'd never have guessed.

Just look at Bliar as a prime example.

As mad as a box of frogs.

For dear old Freako, this article discusses the link between power & a sense of entitlement.
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