History PlayingWith / DrunkWithPower

** People beaten down by power don't inherently end up being decent people or learning to care for others because they know what tyranny feels like. In truth, many people are just as likely to end up learning the lesson that the only way to be valued is to be powerful and to stamp on the necks of others, because that's the only context they have for the nature of power. As such, when they finally get power themselves, [[HeWhoFightsMonsters they end up falling onto the same path as those who hurt them.]] This is especially true if [[IgnoredEpiphany they lack any capacity for self-reflection]] or are willing to face the uncomfortable truth of just how similar they really are to the powerful as flawed human beings who can easily become evil in the wrong circumstances.

** People beaten down by power don't inherently end up being decent people or learning to care for others because they know what tyranny feels like. In truth, many people are just as likely to end up learning the lesson that the only way to be valued is to be powerful and to stamp on the necks of others, because that's the only context they have for the nature of power. As such, when they finally get power themselves, they end up falling onto the same path as those who hurt them.