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Before discussing how power comes to an end, Moisés Naím found out his definition of power from the works of various scholars by quoting classics: by exercising power, an individual can drive other individuals to do things they would never do.
And power is usually exercised in four forms:
1. The Muscle: The most obvious is that power is represented by strength. In addition to force, it also includes the power that can change the material conditions of those who are in power. For example, the boss can fire an employee, and the parent can keep the child from footing, thereby reflecting the power of the person in power.
2. The Code: In addition to religious precepts, it also includes cultural customs, social values, etc. that have been passed down through the society from generation to generation, and established by conventions. It is these creeds that empower religious leaders and elders in the community. Both creed and power show that disobedience to power will bring bad results, but the result of power is presented in material, and creed is presented in spiritual value.
3. The Pitch: In a commercial society, everyone is busy spending money on advertising and marketing to build brands. They just want to master the power of lobbying and convince those who are given power to obey the power to have better results. For example, Driving a certain brand of car makes you more tasteful, and people living in a certain neighborhood are rich people and so on.
4. The Reward: I often hear people say: I would not do this if it was not for any reward. This is the power of reward: you can get better rewards if you obey power, it may be money, it may be better job opportunities, and so on. The same as lobbying is that as long as you obey power, you can get better results, but the results of lobbying are presented in spiritual value, and the results of rewards are presented in material.
Moisés Naím summarized the 3M revolution in the book: More, Mobility and Mentality.
1. More:
Increasing is a general trend since the middle of the last century, with more population, more countries, more companies, and more families. Economic progress and improved health and medical conditions have brought about population growth. This has caused two major difficulties for those in power to exercise power. The diversification brought about by population growth makes it difficult for those in power to use a single method to exercise power; the improvement of material living conditions makes it more difficult for those in power to exercise power.
2. Mobility:
The exercise of power requires a fixed audience. A national leader needs citizens, and a business owner needs employees. If citizens or employees can immigrate or resign as they please, it will be difficult for those in power to exercise power. In addition to the flow of population, the opening and circulation of information is also contributing to the decline of power. Diverse and readily available information allows the audience to see more possibilities, not just to obey the power in front of them. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why the control of information channels is a must and must be done in every totalitarian country.
3. Mentality:
Inheriting the changes of the 2 M above, the improvement of material conditions makes people no longer only pay attention to the most basic living conditions; after being exposed to more possibilities in the world, more spiritual changes are derived and more different values are derived The pursuit and so on. In many countries, political parties have emerged to respond to specific issues, such as environmental protection, worker welfare, etc.; in business, there are also more and more innovations focused on solving specific needs, eroding the profits of giant enterprises.
In a society that generally agrees with democracy, one must realize that excessive pursuit of democracy, that is, micro-power, is also extremely dangerous. Take freedom of speech as an example. Although it can positively spread the truth and transfer knowledge, it can also spread false information to create chaos, even promote secret agendas, and even spread extremism and terrorism.
Excessive power decentralization is as dangerous as excessive power concentration. Only by being aware of this can human beings stop the decline of power until the complete disorder described in the book.
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