what is it about power that some people will do anything for it

[madokie]

myself I don't like power because it carries so much weight.

[soothsayer]

1. absolute power corrupts absolutely. seems to hold true.

[madokie]

2. what little play I've had with power I haven't liked

maybe I'm confusing power with leadership I don't know.

[Mythsaje]

5. Power attracts the corruptible. n/t

[madokie]

10. got it

[MedleyMisty]

3. Read up on sociopathy

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. Being "The Boss" is very alluring.

"There is no safety in the Cosmos" as Alan Watts said. But, there are those unfortunates who believe that they can control life if they can just organize it to their design and be "safe".

Unfortunately, getting and retaining power, requires sacrifices. Usually, the people with less or no power. Thus, we have politicians who are all too willing to send people off to kill other people so that power can be accumulated or defended.

[madokie]

8. most of my work history has me as foreman, leadman, always some leadership role

and I was never comfortable with that so I guess I never did feel the power of power

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

15. A fortunate blessing to my mind.

A took me a lot of years to finally make the astounding discover that I'm not in charge.

[Skidmore]

6. They are the same people who,

when they were children, had to have all the marbles, all the trophies, all the treats, and would bully the hell out of any kid who stood in their way.

[WinkyDink]

7. Money follows it. Sex follows it. And then there's the plain old sadistic element

that often accompanies it.

[porphyrian]

9. You are burdened by a sense of personal responsibility.

Many of the people you're thinking of aren't.

[Jade Fox]

11. I'm with you.....

They idea of having a lot of power over other people is terrifying. I'd be afraid of doing something that would result in disaster.

[madokie]

12. or cause some one pain

that would devastate me.

[whistle]

13. Follow the money

[frebrd]

14. An endless, fruitless attempt

to assuage their deep-seated insecurity.