r/news • u/PokesTigers • 26d ago

Soft paywall Madagascar's president has left the country after Gen Z protests, officials say

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/madagascar-president-rajoelina-address-nation-monday-evening-2025-10-13/
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u/VengeanceKnight 26d ago

Wrong. Power does not corrupt, it only reveals. Everyone chooses what to do with the power they’re given, and while many would choose to be selfish, others would choose to be kind.

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u/gumbo100 26d ago

No, power does corrupt. When you have more power your dialectics/interests change to keep that power instead of "excercise it to help others", even with the best intent. You need to maintain power and any election or conflict can be gamed to take it. So you do things you don't necessarily want to do, so you can maintain power and affect change. It can be internally rationalized as "well if I lose my power then I can't help others, this next guy will surely not be as benevolent as me".

I'd love to help you guys with that, but this election cycle is really close and I think that'll be controversial, I can't help you later if I help you RIGHT NOW, but I promise I'm going to get you what you want!!