[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