[kabes]

It's hard to believe these days that Erdogan once was a pretty good leader. As the mayor of Istanbul he really helped transform the city in a good way (with enough exceptions, but still). But unfortunately he fell in all the traps that so many people that are given too much power for too long seem to do.

[oleg_antonyan]

Even harder to believe that Pu*in wasn't that bad 20 years ago. If you bombard an average person with unlimited power for 20+ years they can emit corruption, oppression and eventually war

[ur-whale]

> It's hard to believe these days that Erdogan once was a pretty good leader.

Either that or he was smart enough to look like a good leader when he was in fact playing the long game to get to the top.

[wslh]

Power is a beast in itself. Not supporting these leaders but there are plenty of examples were power reshape people. Obviously, it can be say that few people is ready to receive a lot of power and have an ethics for good.

[dllthomas]

By the nature of it, to substantial degree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs

[readthenotes1]

"Power doesn't corrupt, it reveals"

-Robert Caro