My Entry To QC Community Weekly Contest #177 [ESP/ENG]
CASTELLANO
Hola, comunidad, creo que esta temática de la semana nos hace reflexionar sobre un tópico recurrente en la historia de la Humanidad que es el abuso del poder. Y aunque hay ítems universalmente conocidos o nombres que se nos vienen de inmediato a la memoria (Herodes, Nerón, Hitler) por ejemplo, sabemos que este hecho de lo macro se repite en lo micro.
No solo muchos políticos y grandes mandatarios engrosan la indeseable lista del que se aprovecha de su autoridad y poder para abusar y hacer maldad a los que están bajo su área de influencia.
Esto se repite en los cuerpos de seguridad de los Estados, en docentes, en padres, en abuelos, en jefes de grupos, en ejecutivos de empresas. En todas partes dónde hay una estructura jerárquica un porcentaje alto de los que están arriba abusaran de los que están por debajo.
Yo creo que esto ocurre porque son personas de mal corazón, de malos sentimientos. Las personas malas estarán buscando siempre ocasión de dañar a los otros, esto les produce alegría, gusto, placer. Porque son malas personas.
Creo que sí se puede saber si alguien tiene tendencia a hacer mal uso del poder y a abusar. Esto se puede detectar rapidito, desde la niñez.
Todos estamos feecuentemente en contacto con alguien más débil, más vulnerable. Puede ser una hormiguita, una arañita, un gatito, un cachorro, un bebé. Y es fácil darse cuenta si un niño tiende a proteger al más débil o a causarle daño. Ese niño crecerá y sus aptitudes crecerán con él. Quien tiende al mal de niño cuando sea grande será peor y quién tienda al buen al crecer será mejor.
Creo que saber esto no ayudaría a las personas a elegir mejor sus líderes políticos, porque el común no tiene buenas opciones donde elegir. Para llegar a ser candidato hay qué recorrer un camino en el que quienes llegan a la cima lo han hecho porque han realizado tráfico de influencias, sobornos, adulancuas y actos deshonestos de todo tipo.
Los honestos cuando ven que para ascender deben realizar cosas que van contra la ética sé retiran. Quedan en esa carrera a la cima los que no tienen escrúpulos, y llegan los peores, los que son capaces de traicionar, mentir y hacer cualquier cosa mala para llegar a la cima.
Si cada candidato es "el peorcito" de su partido político, las personas del común no tienen posibilidad alguna de votar por alguien de buenos sentimientos, buenas intenciones, porque TODOS SON MALOS.
Nos arropa la impotencia. No podemos hacer nada.
ENGLISH
Hello everyone, I think this week's theme makes us reflect on a recurring topic in human history: the abuse of power. And while there are universally known examples or names that immediately spring to mind (Herod, Nero, Hitler), for instance, we know that this macro-level phenomenon is repeated on a micro level.
It's not just many politicians and high-ranking officials who swell the undesirable list of those who take advantage of their authority and power to abuse and harm those under their influence.
This is repeated in state security forces, among teachers, parents, grandparents, group leaders, and corporate executives. Everywhere there is a hierarchical structure, a high percentage of those at the top will abuse those below them.
I believe this happens because they are evil people, with bad intentions. Bad people will always be looking for opportunities to harm others; it brings them joy, pleasure, and satisfaction. Because they are bad people.
I think it is possible to tell if someone has a tendency to misuse and abuse power. This can be detected very quickly, even in childhood.
We are all frequently in contact with someone weaker, more vulnerable. It could be an ant, a spider, a kitten, a puppy, a baby. And it's easy to notice if a child tends to protect the weaker one or to harm them. That child will grow up, and their tendencies will grow with them. Those who tend toward evil as children will be worse as adults, and those who tend toward good will be better as adults.
I believe that knowing this wouldn't help people choose their political leaders better, because the average person doesn't have good options. To become a candidate, you have to travel a path where those who reach the top have done so by engaging in influence peddling, bribery, flattery, and all sorts of dishonest acts.
Honest people drop out when they see that climbing the ladder requires unethical behavior. Those left in the race to the top are the unscrupulous, and the worst of the worst rise to the top—those capable of betrayal, lies, and any wrongdoing to get there.
If every candidate is "the worst" in their political party, ordinary people have no chance of voting for someone with good feelings and good intentions, because THEY'RE ALL BAD.
We are overcome by helplessness. We can do nothing.
My native language is Spanish, so I wrote this story in Spanish first and then translated it into English with Google's Free Translator.
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This is a great narrative 👏
!INDEED
Those wirh traces to abuse power start from childhood. Their attitude and actions speaks to what they will offer in future.
Again, when their environment plays a critical role in peoples upbringing and behaviour. They grow with those experiences which shape their actions.
However, the choice to continue in such action is what matters as they grow.
Power is fine but absolute power without checks and balances intoxicates.
Hi, @cagolistic. You say "...the choice to continue in such action is what matters as they grow.." I completely agree. That can change. A few days ago, I went to buy a can of sardines at the corner store near my house, and the store owner told me he didn't have any, that he only had six left, and that a man had just taken them for his cats. He told me that the man had mentioned having five cats to feed and also feeding some stray kittens because he had been very mean to cats as a child, and now his conscience bothered him, so he tried to do good to the cats he came across.