Definitely true of people who want power for the sake of having power. There are some who want power because it’s what they need to make the improvements they think the world needs – I’d put someone like Bernie Sanders in that list.
I’d argue that people like Bernie don’t want power, but recognise it as the fastest way to get real and meaningful change. That, in my mind, is the real difference. If things weren’t so fucked, for so long, I don’t think Bernie would be in politics. Obviously this is purely a personal opinion, and we sadly don’t live in that alternate universe. So we’ll never know.
Definitely true of people who want power for the sake of having power. There are some who want power because it’s what they need to make the improvements they think the world needs – I’d put someone like Bernie Sanders in that list.
I’d argue that people like Bernie don’t want power, but recognise it as the fastest way to get real and meaningful change. That, in my mind, is the real difference. If things weren’t so fucked, for so long, I don’t think Bernie would be in politics. Obviously this is purely a personal opinion, and we sadly don’t live in that alternate universe. So we’ll never know.