Power can be concentrated within small groups of individuals who achieve it by personal gain either by accumulation of wealth by investments or by political affiliation with several different governments around the world. Some individuals have a great deal of persuasion with people in the government or companies in society. Power can only bring misery, fear, and corruption in a society where certain individuals abuse their power of authority. Humans have always been interested in accumulating power since the beginning of civilisation. This ideology of power always had a negative impact on other cultures. Most Western governments abuse their power by imposing their will on their subjects either in the form of religion or by political persecution in their colonies. The word power did not exist in the North American languages until the arrival of the Europeans to the New World (George Sioui, 1989). The Amerindians used to live in harmony with each other and with nature too. The arrival of the Europeans changed the political institutions of the Amerindian society in North America. The Europeans introduced the ideology of power in the North American vocabulary throughout the continent (George Sioui, 1989).
The ideology of power can be great motivation for positive change in a society today. Most people are tired of political persecution from dictatorship governments in their countries. Most people are demanding social changes from their government such as freedom of expression and democracy within their constitution. Most dictatorship governments do not last for very long in their country. Yet, power can bring an era of hope and prosperity to a democratic society. Power should be used to empower people to have free will and freedom of expression around the world. Power can be used for entertainment in our society as well. As a good example, Charles Chaplin is a famous British comedian who was making fun of Adolph Hitler in his movie “The Great Dictator”.
