An interesting topic that came up in our class discussion was the idea of power. In the United States most people and places see us as being very powerful but why is this? During the seminar we said that greed and selfishness are a part of power. If that is right then is the U.S. selfish?Are we constantly wanting more? As humans we are never completely satisfied. We continually seek more fulfillment.
If money is equal to power then how much makes you powerful and how much makes you evil? Money is not evil, it's what someone can do with it that makes it evil. Someone could give money to a homeless person and that makes them a good person but then what will that man/woman do in return? If knowledge is power then are we constantly being fooled? Are the people with more money and more knowledge higher than those that don't have enough money or aren't as intelligent? To me the people that are more knowledgable are much more powerful.What they do with that power is only up to them.
I believe that a person that is selfish and contains power would be the worst combination of people. An example can be the current presidential campaigns happening. There are very intelligible candidates that are running but then there are those with more power. This power can also lead to popular vote. This entire subject will also go back to Aurelius. Our opinions shape our leader and the right choice isn't clear because there are so many opinions.
