>> You might want to read The Prince by Machiavelli. He tells us it is better >> to >>be feared than loved.
>No, it is better if your power come from the love of your people for >you, but if the people stop loving you, then power through fear is the >next best thing, (eg "power because the people fear you" is almost as >good as "power because the people love you".) Internally, yes, however Putin is using Machiavelli's advice and does not care whether we like him or not. Unfortunately, human nature is such that most people in our country today will roll over on those they love if something they fear comes upon them. So, the Machiavellian types look on the warm fuzzy types as being weak so they tend to push things to the point where we either have to give in to them or go all out and smack them down. Best they see the smack down well in advance so the don't push the envelope. Speak softly and carry a big, mean ole stick! But you must also be willing to use it. -- Larry Miller --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/mixed text/plain (text body -- kept) message/rfc822 --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
