So what would *you* take?

Holyman83 · Postby **Holyman83** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:21 am

Ya it is all ripaway. how could they delete suc a good account <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />. oh well I wont be using them agian they deleted it with out telling me a thing. Edit: all fixed

Phoenix · Postby **Phoenix** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:47 pm

i don't think power's corrupting, per se. I prefer the adage that "The best sort of politician is someone who doesn't want to be one." - ie. the worst sort of leader is someone who actively wants power. Therefore, it's not the power that corrupts, it's the person who's already corrupted. The power just sort of... opens them up. If power was really corrupting, then every leader would be a tyrant. The solution is therefore simple. What needs doing is, we find the people who really don't want to be in charge, and put them in charge. Then, since they're constantly watching themselves in case they become corrupted, they'll become good leaders. On that note, therefore, I am going to choose power, because I don't WANT to choose power. <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /blink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blink.gif' /> Wohoo! I'm becoming Zenlike! EDIT: Nope, I was wrong. Perhaps <a href='http://www.ozyandmillie.net/2003/om20030820.html' target='_blank'>power does corrupt</a>, after all <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' />

IHateUsernames · Postby **IHateUsernames** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 6:26 pm

Rubber chicken. I'm poor and powerless, but I'm still happy

Joe3210 · Postby **Joe3210** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 6:56 pm

Rubber chicken. It's fun to jiggle it around.

Muninn · Postby **Muninn** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:37 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Phoenix @ Jan 26 2005, 09:47 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> If power was really corrupting, then every leader would be a tyrant.  </td></tr></table>  No, corruption is not in one form only.

GhostWay · Postby **GhostWay** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:48 pm

Hrm. I read that "form" as "forum". We're not that bad, are we?

TyVulpine · Postby **TyVulpine** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:50 pm

RUBBER CHICKEN!

Silfir · Postby **Silfir** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:02 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Phoenix @ Jan 26 2005, 08:47 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> i don't think power's corrupting, per se. I prefer the adage that "The best sort of politician is someone who doesn't want to be one." - ie. the worst sort of leader is someone who actively wants power. Therefore, it's not the power that corrupts, it's the person who's already corrupted. The power just sort of... opens them up. If power was really corrupting, then every leader would be a tyrant. The solution is therefore simple. What needs doing is, we find the people who really don't want to be in charge, and put them in charge. Then, since they're constantly watching themselves in case they become corrupted, they'll become good leaders. On that note, therefore, I am going to choose power, because I don't WANT to choose power. <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /blink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blink.gif' /> Wohoo! I'm becoming Zenlike! EDIT: Nope, I was wrong. Perhaps <a href='http://www.ozyandmillie.net/2003/om20030820.html' target='_blank'>power does corrupt</a>, after all <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' />  </td></tr></table>  You must have read Douglas Adam's "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" books, haven't you? In the second book, the protagonists find out that the person in charge of the universe is actually an old, absent-minded man living in a little hut on a planet right outside of nowhere, who is not even able to tell us for sure whether he has a cat or not. You must've read it. Remembering what Adams said in his book, and reading your post... This can't be a coincidence, right? In memoriam of Douglas Adams, + 2001, Silfir Oh, and thanks to the guy who said "Welcome" to me! <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... iggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

Phoenix · Postby **Phoenix** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:18 pm

Heheh, actually, no, I haven't read them <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /> What was said in his book?

Silfir · Postby **Silfir** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:38 pm

Well, exactly the same. That's why I'm so stunned. (I can only suggest the "Hitchhiker" books. Though they are written by an Englishman, it is full of intelligent, yet very crazy humour.)

Muninn · Postby **Muninn** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 1:40 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Silfir @ Jan 27 2005, 11:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> (I can only suggest the "Hitchhiker" books. Though they are written by an Englishman, it is full of intelligent, yet very crazy humour.)  </td></tr></table>  Wait, why is it strange they were written by an Englishman? Since you said " though they are".

Steve the Pocket · Postby **Steve the Pocket** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:57 pm

Yes I can't imagine what that would mean, especially since Phoenix is British.

Sky · Postby **Sky** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:31 pm

Out of those choices, I would take power. Having money is nice, but as long as I can live comfortably, I don't need a lot of cash. Power is not necessarily corrupting. Look at historical figures like Alexander the Great, Winston Churchill, and Gandhi. I would argue that none of them were corrupt. However, to throw a wrench in the gears, I would prefer a combination of money and power; a bit of both.

Dr. Doog · Postby **Dr. Doog** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:06 am

it seems many here love those books. I do.

Henohenomoheji · Postby **Henohenomoheji** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:34 pm

"...It just goes on and on my friend..." Seriously, what kind of power are we talking about here? If it's just political, then I don't want or need it. If it's a superpower though... well, it depends on what superpower it is. "...some people started singing it not knowing what it was..."

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