The Ethos Of the Purple Toewa 2,0

   
                                                                         

     

                                                      The Pathways to Power

Some may say there are all kinds of ways to achieve power but, there are only three ways of getting power. Either you are born into it, like monarchy or empirical society, like the English society. An absolute Monarchy, or absolutism means that the ultimate authority to run a state is in the hands of a king or Queen, but in fact the monarch is nominally sovereign but the electorate, through it legislation, exercise political sovereignty. An example is the English parliament whose duties are check and challenge the work of the government by scrutiny, make and change laws thru its legislation, debate important issues of the day and check and approve government spending. So, the monarchy has power even if that of only a figurehead.

    
      The next path is thru a Democracy form of government. A Democracy is a system of government 

where the citizens exercise power by voting. In a direct democracy the citizens as a whole form a 

government body and vote directly on each issue. In a representative democracy the citizens elect 

representatives from among themselves. The representatives meet to form a governing body, such as 

a legislature. The third is to seize power by force. Normally by using a “coup d’état”, or coup for 

short reference. It is described as a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government 

by a notable or successful stroke or move and is unusual or unexpected but successful tactic. An 

example of this is what Napoleon Bonaparte did in 1799. Immediately upon returning from his 

famed Egyptian military campaign in October 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte began scheming to 

overthrow the five member Directory that ruled France. With the support of several high-level co-

conspirators, including two of the five directors, Napoleon arranged for a special legislative session 

to take place outside Paris on November 10. Using a combination of propaganda, bribery and 

intimidation, he hoped to cajole the legislature into putting him in charge. The lower house instead 

bombarded him with abuse, chanting “down with the dictator” and chasing him from the chamber. 

But he managed to prevail anyway by convincing troops to clear the area and then—in an attempt to 

preserve the veneer of constitutionality—convening a small, handpicked group of legislatures to 

abolish the Directory and appoint him to a three-member Consulate. Quickly becoming first consul, 

Napoleon completed his consolidation of power in 1804, when he crowned himself emperor.

Now that you have some understanding of what “human power” is we will en-devour on how to create your own path to develop you own powers or at least to create some advantages for yourself.

Before you can start a journey of any kind you decide where you want to go, how will they get there, how much will it cost you, and what will you do when you reach your destination? This venture to heighten your own capacity will require you to learn certain laws of etiquette. These rule and laws have been tested thru time and are known to be effective in the rise to power.