• Feathercrown@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I feel like when you see some people being evil, and your conclusion is that everyone would be evil if given the chance, you kind of have to also be evil to come to that conclusion. Good people don’t “turn evil” easily. If you suddenly “become evil” as soon as the opportunity presents itself, were you ever truly good?

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      10 months ago

      Ever heard the phrase “power corrupts”? Sure, there might be people who are good and come to might and power. But how often does that happen? Name one powerful person that does good? Even if you can, name another 3. While naming poweful people who fuck(ed) this planet and everything and everyone it, is prerty easy.

      So, without even discussing the nature of man, the simple observation of what currently is and always was, seems to suffice.

      Also you’re not wrong with your last statement. That is basically what i said. They weren’t truly ever good. We play by the rules until we mustn’t anymore.

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        10 months ago

        I’ve heard the phrase, but that doesn’t make it true. Power attracts bad people and gives them the opportunity to be more bad. This doesn’t mean it turns good people bad.

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          10 months ago

          Then name one person who ever reached true power by being good and then remained good. Maybe you could even name one, but could you name three? Yet the list of people that would rather proove that point is easy to fill to the brim.

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            10 months ago

            Most people who are good don’t make the news, but unironically: MrBeast, Jesus, and Bernie Sanders

            Never thought I’d put any two of those people in the same category lmao