Do you think it is just human nature to hate people who have more power than us?

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Do you think it is just human nature to hate people who have more power than us?

by Unmistakably Liz Posted November 07, 2009 05:16:18

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For Example Barack Obama?

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dontjudgeme3 November 13, 2009 01:48:01

Answered: No.
no hes just doing a terrible job
Jon Bergen November 10, 2009 17:33:43

Answered: Yes
Power amounts to the capacity to bend others to your will. Having the means to compel others to do what you want them to do. And is often used to make people do what they don't want to do. As with violence, there are degrees of power, in how it's exercised and abused. Nor does power's kinship with violence end there, since it amounts to inflicting one person's will upon another. To forcing others to do things whether they want to or not.

Lord Acton's statement still holds up pretty well:

Power corrupts. And absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Abuse is an ultimately unavoidable consequence of power...
Lucy formerly of Finchley November 09, 2009 20:55:22

Answered: No.
No. Throughout history there have been beloved, powerful leaders. Think of Elizabeth I, Abraham Lincoln, and Winston Churchill. I *do* think it's human nature to hate people who wantonly abuse their power.
Amy November 09, 2009 16:47:41

Answered: Yes
Anyone who has any form of power over us. Any form of authority makes us all a little uneasy. Not so sure about the hate. That seems a bit strong.
kevracer November 09, 2009 16:14:15

Answered: Yes
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Jester November 08, 2009 15:27:00

Answered: Yes
It is human nature to reject authority, but not necessarily power. If you look at any basic psychology textbook, you are bound to hear the same.

Obama represents a far more authoritative take governmental power, and I think that is the principle reason he garners so much resentment from individuals.

Human beings do not like to be ordered around and told how to live.
turtledove123 November 08, 2009 06:44:13

Answered: No.
Might be human nature, but it isnt my nature. I dont hate people who have power. I dont like people who abuse the power they have, but I dont hate them. I may hate the stuff they do, but why waste time hating a person? Doesnt make much sense to me.
CHARON November 08, 2009 05:45:31

Answered: Yes
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Lil♥Angel♥Kisses November 07, 2009 20:23:58

Answered: No.
I don't think so. I have had great respect for people in powerful positions. The power isn't what makes them...It is the type of person that they are.
Chaotixa November 07, 2009 20:10:03

Answered: Yes
i think it is human nature to want to blame someone or something other than ourselves.
wombat November 07, 2009 20:00:40

Answered: No.
Its a dissorder to natrually hate everyone whos stronger than you.
diaverde08-MolecularGastron... November 07, 2009 16:37:35

Answered: Yes
That's why communism appeals to emotion so easily.
Sookie November 07, 2009 14:52:11

Answered: No.
Absolutely not. To question is logical, to "hate" someone simply because of a position they hold is...irrational at best.
OLD CRACKER November 07, 2009 13:01:48

Answered: No.
I DO NOT HATE. I DESPISE OBAMA AND ALL WHO SUPPORT HIS RADICAL LIBERAL SOCIALIST AGENDA. THEY ARE MY POLITICAL AND IDEOLOGICAL ENEMIES AND WILL BE TREATED AS SUCH. I DON'T HATE ANYBODY.
Demongirl1960 November 07, 2009 12:14:43

Answered: Yes
Well, with the runaway salaries and "perks" that Poeple with more "power" have, IS IT A WONDER? They can't POSSIBLY be THAT dense!
Nabael November 07, 2009 07:15:46

Answered: Yes
Yes, it is actually. It is built into instinct, and we either hate, or subdue to the Alpha in charge.
That is how we evolved.
Merl November 07, 2009 07:03:11

Answered: Yes
That is why it is so easy to get the unwashed masses so pissed off at the rich.
Nevermore. November 07, 2009 06:45:55

Answered: No.
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robertisht97 November 07, 2009 06:37:42

Answered: Yes
Yes because my friends are like that with my cloths because they dont have some things i have even though my cloths arent that expenive
princess November 07, 2009 06:30:42

Answered: No.
It's called INSECURITY.......