2006-12-22 03:49:06 · 7 answers · asked by moonprincess 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The honest answer to this question is that it would corrupt you (as other mentioned, power corrupts, but absolute power corrupst absolutely). No person is strong of will or conviction to stop this corruption (sorry guys, any of you who answered it would not corrupt you are very close to the "sin" of pride...)
You would also become a cynic. For each nice thing you try to do (I.E.: feed Africa or give HIV medicines for free), you would find resistance from groups for and against any measure. Some of this resistance you would not be able to overturn. You would probably realize that many things are because they cannot be other way. Feeding Africa for free has the potential to make farmers all over the world poorer or destroy commodity markets from which millions work. Giving free HIV medicines would make pharma companies stop research pipelines and some promising medicines of the future would not be discovered, potentially killing more million people than the free HIV medicine would save.
I know you want a feel-good answer, and while I commend great intentions, there is a reason why democracies are the governments that work for the best. A king, emperor, dictator, etc. usually means disaster for the welfare of the people.
2006-12-22 06:12:23 · answer #1 · answered by Historygeek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While I had the power, it would go to my head. I would make it so that a full time job was only 20 hours a week, and you would get paid 2x as much per hour to cover the cost of living. Every job would get an annual cost of living increase, with exception for the upper echelon, they would get a cost of living decrease. It would leave time for people to figure out some way to improve their lives instead of using 60% of you day making money.
2006-12-22 14:51:36 · answer #2 · answered by scotteh8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I had this kind of power I would make sure that the people in this world could choose their own leaders (male and female), and thus make my job obsolete. It would bother me, but once the people of the world were running their own affairs peacefully, and children everywhere were getting access to housing, education, health, nutrition, and exercise - that would be a load off my mind.
This is what I would do.
2006-12-22 12:14:24 · answer #3 · answered by WMD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I hope it wouldn't go to my head. First I would make everyone chill, then I would forbid the men of Iraq, and other 3rd world countries not to preform FGM anymore, I would tell the women each one is beautiful so don't hide behind cloths show your beauty to the world. I would ban all money. Stop arraigned marriages, make all the pedophiles get a nasty disease where they go blind and can't feel anything. Cure all the STD's in the world. I would bring back magic, not that it ever left. The world would be beautiful, crisp green grass, blue skies, bright yellow sun, wonderful sunset's in the evening. Food would taste so delightful. It would be kind of like a utopia. Reading would be very important, libraries would be beautiful, there would be nothing as a banned book list. Thank you for asking.
2006-12-22 12:01:21 · answer #4 · answered by amazon 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Absolute power leads to absolute corruption.
The greatest legacy of US founding fathers to the world was including a system of check and balances to avoid absolute power by any branch of government.
2006-12-22 12:37:59 · answer #5 · answered by Lumas 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Power would definately go to my Head, But I would not let it Corrupt me, I would Try to better Life for Everyone, Not let people Sit in Lies, and Make it illegal to Sue someone over something soo stupid like Getting Fat off McDonalds food when it was their fault for not exercising.
2006-12-22 12:34:03 · answer #6 · answered by farcehorde 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How would it Not go to your head? Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.
I'd enforce stricter environmental controls on emissions in the US.
2006-12-22 11:53:05 · answer #7 · answered by Jessy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋