Showing posts with label power. Show all posts
Showing posts with label power. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Pearls of Wisdom from Father David on Left-handed Power…
Saturday, May 28, 2011
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Those in positions of power have sex with the secretaries; they assault hotel maids, or at least are accused of such, and sleep with the nanny. Is there a normal percentage of oversexed people among powerful men, and it's just easier to notice their lapses, their misconduct, because they are so visible?
Van der Dennen: Both may be true. Powerful men have a both an overactive libido as compared to 'normal' men, but they are also more willing to gamble that they can get away with their sexual activities whenever and wherever. Power is a great aphrodisiac, as Kissinger said. Powerful men almost automatically expect other people to do their bidding. Sex is just part of that game. Powerful women also have larger-than-average sexual appetites.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Would Clinton, Berlusconi, Strauss-Kahn and Schwarzenegger have done the same if they weren't in a position of power? Or is it the power itself that makes them do such things?
Van der Dennen: Undoubtedly men who eventually reach positions of power have strong ambitions in that direction and indeed a certain recklessness and even unscrupulousness. But, in my opinion, it is the position of power itself that makes men arrogant, narcissistic, egocentric, oversexed, paranoid, despotic, and craving even more power, though there are exceptions to this rule. Powerful men generally have a keen eye for female beauty and attractiveness, and women generally are attracted to powerful, successful, famous, and wealthy men. Every "willing" woman confirms the power of the powerful man. » | Interview conducted by Rafaela von Bredow | Friday, May 27, 2011
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
MAIL Online: Cherie Blair has warned Michelle Obama that she faces having her views silenced as First Lady - and cannot be seen to wield power.
In an article entitled 'Memo to Michelle' the wife of Tony Blair tells Harvard-educated Mrs Obama that her primary role is to support her husband.
Mrs Blair says: 'A First Lady can have influence, but she cannot be seen to have power.' >>> By Paul Thompson | Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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Monday, May 05, 2008
THE OTTAWA CITIZEN: Define roles of politicians, public service in Constitution: professor
Canada's Constitution should be opened to rein in the power of prime ministers who rule like monarchs surrounded by a tight circle of courtiers, a leading scholar on public administration says.
Donald Savoie, a political economist at the University of Moncton, said Canada's political institutions are so broken that the role of the prime minister, ministers and the public service should be defined in the Constitution, rather than by unwritten constitutional conventions that haven't been working for years.
"There are no effective checks and balances from cabinet, the civil service or Parliament to protect prime ministers from grabbing power and abusing it," he said. "We now need to go farther and define in law the role of prime minister, ministers and the civil service."
He said the convention of the loyal and anonymous public servant is long gone and the time has come to give public servants the "personality" and the independence they need to say no to their political masters when pulled into the political arena. Time to Stop Prime Ministers From Ruling Like Kings, Expert Says >>> By Kathryn May | May 5, 2008
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