Reply #17: Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely - Pravda on US! [View All]

[The Judged]

http://english.pravda.ru/mailbox/22/101/399/16508_axioms.html

"Axioms of the world
11/22/2005 18:02
Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely

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The truth, however, is not as complicated or self-serving. I simply want to remind readers that there were some, like myself, who recognized the corruption, venality, hypocrisy and mendacity of George W. Bush and his minions long before his dictatorship's popularity fell to what some have described as "record lows." So, as a way of review, this article will revisit some axioms discussed in previous articles, and examine how they continue to be relevant today.

Before progressing to this review, however, readers should be advised that it required no gift of prophecy to recognize the evils of the Bush dictatorship, only a knowledge of history, an understanding of human nature, and an acknowledgement that evil has an uncanny ability to triumph over good. Unfortunately, these elements are often obscured in a culture dominated by a corrupt corporate-controlled media more obsessed with sensationalism and superficiality than truth.

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Talk about times-are-a-changin', Pravda making an argument that the US is a dictaorship!