ABUSE OF POWER: THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF SELFISH MALICE

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ABUSE OF POWER: THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF SELFISH MALICE

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If fools can't be better than someone, they turn to denegrating the position of

their imaginary opponent. Since righteousness and morality are superior to their

opposites, the immoral will be jealous of such superior character.

 

This is how Americans, puffed up and emboldened by their " blaspheming Goliath "

majority, now struggle against Christ's Mission to this whorehouse planet, to

give it Salvation from Suffering by Way of a much longer, much happier life.

 

Fools now persecute Christ's few altruistic servants with insults, threats, and

socio-economic boycott. They would sacrifice the whole world to their own petty

egos! This is a " norm " we won't conform to, despite all " peer pressure " . Om

Shanti. - Sw. Tantrasangha

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ABUSE OF POWER

 

Abuse of power or authority may be the prime source and true essence of moral

EVIL - Evil is the ABUSE of power. Moral EVIL begins to exist when someone

refuses to accept responsibility for the welfare of others, especially those

naturally under his or her direct care. It can be said that someone has POWER,

if that someone can decisively influence (the) reality (of others).

 

In this context, AUTHORITY is power that derives from a social accord or

convention, such as the laws or customs of a social group such as a state or an

organization.

 

So then, what is " abuse of power " ?

 

ABUSE OF POWER is the illegitimate use of power.

 

ABUSE OF POWER is that situation that exists whenever someone who has POWER over

others, (that is, the capacity to impose his or her will on those others) for

example, by virtue of his or her superior mental dexterity, social position,

physical strength, knowledge, technology, weapons, wealth, or the trust that

others have in him or her, unjustifiably uses that power to EXPLOIT or HARM

those others, or through lack of action, ALLOWS exploitation or harm to occur to

them.

 

It follows that someone who does not have (a particular form of) power cannot

abuse it.

 

It also follows that the main (and perhaps the only) principle of human ethics

and morality should be to avoid the abuse of power.

 

(It should be noted that the decision to adopt an ethical principle as one's own

is a purely personal one, and cannot be forced on someone. However, one cannot

adopt a principle one does not know exists. Also, it is not very likely that

someone will adopt a principle that is not congruent with his or her mental

structure - and this mental structure is so powerfully influenced by early

childhood experiences).

 

From this it follows that it is extremely unethical to put oneself (or to stay)

in a position of conflict of interest, i.e., where one's benefit or profit

depends on harming or exploiting others. And of course, it also follows that

putting a subordinate in a position of conflict of interest demonstrates a

complete ignorance of ethics.

 

Additionally, it follows that if those who want to stop or impede the abuse of

power (or those who are charged with this duty) do not have sufficient power

(even if it were only moral power), they and their efforts will only serve as a

source of amusement to those who abuse it.

 

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