All R/S: what character/personality 'archetype' is the most vulnerable to 'ethical' corruption?

Question

The question at hand is about people, as in "belief systems don't kill people, people kill people...", and "absolute power corrupts absolutely"

I am not necessarily referring to Jungian archetypes, a simple description will do.

I'll throw one out there: I suspect that someone with a somewhat chaotic synthesis of rational/sentimental traits in proportion to the degree of access and will to power is most vulnerable. I would describe such a person as one who abuses rationality to describe their feelings (such as an evolution-subtracted creationist) who intentionally democratizes that view to forward their agenda or the reverse: one who overuses emotion to characterize their 'rationality' (as in some form of zealot) having a will to the power of charisma, using mass 'sheepishness', or plain primal human instinct to incite emotional behavior or mob mentality in others qualify as the most 'corruptible' types of people.

What type of person do you think is most corruptible?

loveChrist.. I don't think it really matters when you graduate from college does it? Psychology major are you? And why would you suspect I care what association with college you have?

Smo-kan, your statement 'intellectually defenseless' is insightful. I would say they are both intellectually defenseless however, and that the first may be more defenseless, having a false sense of confidence in their reason. They may or may not use the same 'tools' of power, but I would say they differ in approach: One attempts a rational approach and falls short, while the other only has use for it as a power 'pitch'.

Smo-kan my apologies; I mixed up your former vs latter. Yours is a good explanation.

Answer 1

Those who have a less than realistic view of humanity are the most vulnerable. The cause of the distortion does not matter.

A Zen master or a self-actualized human has less interest in ethics as such and is almost impossible to corrupt. They tend to see the world as it is and not as they wish it to be.

Humans with a goal fostered by rationality or emotional drives have motivations which tend to revolve around ethics. As such they tend to modify their self image to see self as good and non-self as less than good (including evil).

With personal charisma, they tend to lead or mislead others. Without any charisma, they tend to follow others (often down the wrong path). In either case they tend to congregate. These are not loners, but social beings (you say mob mentality). What they seem to miss is that the perfect path for them may be the wrong one for others.

Answer 2

ok maybe the fact that it's 5 in the morning where I'm from or the fact that i have enough alcohol in my blood to induce a coma to a blue whale but i got lost while reading your question but to answer your question i think the most corruptible people are children and people who are in a low point in their life for example someone close dies or who lost a job, house, or a value system
if you asked who can corrupt more easily then i think charasmatic people who ca rap the idea in a neet pakage and give it to the masses

Answer 3

Christians.

Answer 4

when i graduate college i will let you know,that statement borders on insanity there is no particular personality that is the most vulnerable