A lot of people would describe people who want to be the president as people who shouldn’t be president, but I’ve never heard someone describe someone who would describe someone who wants to be mayor as that. When does the office reach a level of influence that it begins to attract individuals driven by a craving for power?
In one of my 300 level poli sci classes, literally one of the first things the professor said is that in politics, everyone running for office is a power-hungry narcissist. It’s only a slight exaggeration.
That type of person is at every level of politics. I’d wager that if you could get data on the real motivations of every person who has ever run for office, you’d probably see the same amount of those people at every level, from school board to president.
I mean it’s basically the entire system… You see the same in the business and entertainment world. America is run by power hungry narcissists and built by the humble.
Viva la revolucion. Never settle.
Not just America. People who want power always seek it. I have yet to see a proposed system that could eliminate the ability to gain and abuse power.
School board is the lowest level of government that I’ve observed narcissistic nazi psychopaths. Well, the lady at the counter at the driver’s license place, too. But she’s not elected.
Would HOA president/board members be above or below School board?
This tendency seems to be commonplace in humans. Big sisters/brothers like to tell their younger siblings what to do. You give people any power, there would be some who are bound to abuse it. That’s why there is philosophy about anarchism.
I’m honestly shocked you’ve never heard a candidate for mayor called power hungry. If you spend more time in political spaces you will definitely hear it. I’ve heard people sling the claim of power hungry at people going for schoolboard, many times. I think the perception at a national level translates to when people engage at the local level, when and if they ever do. So, like, immediately I guess?
I guess it’s because my mayor doesn’t do much.
