The positive Machiaveli theory

FarEastNationThinker65 September 08, 2021 at 04:56 875 views 2 comments

Not sure if this is original , I had the idea of what i call "Positive Machiavelli" , I Matt state that " The ends justify the means. But you don't use it to throw people under the bus or to gain power, you use it to gain love. Sometimes money is power, but not all the time." Are their any loopholes in this same pattern of thinking?

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javi2541997 September 08, 2021 at 05:58 #590555 0 likes

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Quoting FarEastNationThinker65

Are their any loopholes in this same pattern of thinking?

Yes. Since the moment that Machiavelli theories are only applied on how to rule a state. It is difficult to see the connection of "the ends justify the means" with the "gain of love"

TheMadFool September 08, 2021 at 07:18 #590615 0 likes

Quoting FarEastNationThinker65

Not sure if this is original , I had the idea of what i call "Positive Machiavelli" , I Matt state that " The ends justify the means. But you don't use it to throw people under the bus or to gain power, you use it to gain love. Sometimes money is power, but not all the time." Are their any loopholes in this same pattern of thinking?

Haven't you contradicted yourself there? That the ends justify the means implies you can throw people under the bus to gain "love." Some would say that either you don't understand what love means or you don't have any idea what throwing people under the bus is.