Poll: What is power?
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I went with power is power, because only those with true power seem to know what it is, when you have it, you'll know, money isn't power, money is a control mechanism to give your peasants something to strive for without ever letting them know that it isn't the be all end all...
Knowledge isn't power if you don't have the intellect to back it up, a lot of stupid people know a lot of stuff, but they'll never figure out how to use it.
Power is the understanding and the cunning required to control others, to influence the masses and control those who are in charge of them, people in government aren't powerful, neither are rich people... I've known a degree of power, that time is over... got boring y'know
Knowledge isn't power if you don't have the intellect to back it up, a lot of stupid people know a lot of stuff, but they'll never figure out how to use it.
Power is the understanding and the cunning required to control others, to influence the masses and control those who are in charge of them, people in government aren't powerful, neither are rich people... I've known a degree of power, that time is over... got boring y'know
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As with everything, it's a comprimise, and in reality it takes elements of all three. If you have no people you have no power, but if you don't know how to use them you're equally useless. You need to be able to prove you're worthy of being there (sort of right, I am where I should be) to keep your people, and to be strong enough to crush opponents to your power. Money's iffy, as it's evidently important/works to keep people in power, but it doesn't fit into the equation as nicely. No one factor, but I'd say that having people under your sway (be it through fear, love, money or their belief in you) is vital to keep power.
As with everything, it's a comprimise, and in reality it takes elements of all three. If you have no people you have no power, but if you don't know how to use them you're equally useless. You need to be able to prove you're worthy of being there (sort of right, I am where I should be) to keep your people, and to be strong enough to crush opponents to your power. Money's iffy, as it's evidently important/works to keep people in power, but it doesn't fit into the equation as nicely. No one factor, but I'd say that having people under your sway (be it through fear, love, money or their belief in you) is vital to keep power.
I have something that wasn't said in the post.
The ability to hold on to the power you have in the first place. Some men are born into position of power. Others are overthrown from it. Once you're on top, complacency can bring you down in an instant.
The ability to hold on to the power you have in the first place. Some men are born into position of power. Others are overthrown from it. Once you're on top, complacency can bring you down in an instant.
