If you want to learn to live without being able to stand on integrity, if you want to live like its okay to be a liar -- this book is for you. Ought to be ashamed for teaching these kids this book. Seriously.
POWER is neutral. I agree that this is a great book and necessary for CERTAIN people to read. HOWEVER, just like the FORCE in Star Wars, you can create Sith Lords. I think that that is the primary concern with certain comments about back stabbing tactics. That is why in the movie, they DID NOT want to teach young Darth Vader the ways of the Jedi. They knew that he had a negative way of thinking or wasn't prepared for certain knowledge and with that knowledge, later in life he would use it 4 evil
Teaching the Laws is not backstabbing, and there are reversals that allow them to avoid being exploited by others who may or may not have their best interests to heart.
The book is merely a guideline to how, but your own inherent morality, (and I can feel the flame war starting), is the compass by which you decide which causes to fight for and how to fight your enemies.
The book is the how, your morality is the why, or the should I.
i hate to just use someone else's quote as my argument, but rand expresses it better than i can.
"Collectivism holds that the individual has no rights, that his life and work belong to the group . . . and that the group may sacrifice him at its own whim to its own interests. The only way to implement a doctrine of that kind is by means of brute force—and statism has always been the political corollary of collectivism."
This is not good... teaching a child the 48 Laws of Power is like handing the child a platter with fresh fruit and cigarettes and telling them they can take however much of whatever they want... they won't teach them what they need to know to live well in their adult life, but after decades of neglect, they give them something that amounts to the Law of Thelema: do what thou wilt is the whole of the law.
OMG! This book is creating monsters! Power hungry, evil devious coniving back stabbers, liar, pretenders, fakes! This is a disgrace to honest christian values that America was built on!
@lerrell123 Exactly what I was about to say. The top 2% works this way so you better know what's going on, that is unless you LIKE being a puppet on a string.
this is awesome i wish they had a class like this at my university
USPSAman 4 months ago
If you want to learn to live without being able to stand on integrity, if you want to live like its okay to be a liar -- this book is for you. Ought to be ashamed for teaching these kids this book. Seriously.
alteredlame666 5 months ago
I thought I was the only kid in school reading and maneuvering..Dang I'm glad I don't go to that school or I would have some major competition...
I3ecause 7 months ago
I love this.
TheDemocraticEmpire 9 months ago
POWER is neutral. I agree that this is a great book and necessary for CERTAIN people to read. HOWEVER, just like the FORCE in Star Wars, you can create Sith Lords. I think that that is the primary concern with certain comments about back stabbing tactics. That is why in the movie, they DID NOT want to teach young Darth Vader the ways of the Jedi. They knew that he had a negative way of thinking or wasn't prepared for certain knowledge and with that knowledge, later in life he would use it 4 evil
platinumpaycheck1 1 year ago
Teaching the Laws is not backstabbing, and there are reversals that allow them to avoid being exploited by others who may or may not have their best interests to heart.
The book is merely a guideline to how, but your own inherent morality, (and I can feel the flame war starting), is the compass by which you decide which causes to fight for and how to fight your enemies.
The book is the how, your morality is the why, or the should I.
ghostly2 1 year ago
Are you people stupid?
Why are you teaching kids these backstabbing vicious laws.
Instead you should be teaching these kids about patriotism, civil obedience, collectivism NOT individualism and selfishness.
TimeGod12 1 year ago
@TimeGod12
collectivism over individualism? go back to russia and read some ayn rand you prick.
tarheels303 1 year ago
@tarheels303 Thanks for ad-hominen attack and not giving any basis for your argument. Very mature of you.
Try going to any school, university, college- You will hardly see anyone talk about doing good things, promoting patriotism and discipline.
Instead kids these days only talk about sex, money and entertainment.
TimeGod12 1 year ago
@TimeGod12
i hate to just use someone else's quote as my argument, but rand expresses it better than i can.
"Collectivism holds that the individual has no rights, that his life and work belong to the group . . . and that the group may sacrifice him at its own whim to its own interests. The only way to implement a doctrine of that kind is by means of brute force—and statism has always been the political corollary of collectivism."
tarheels303 1 year ago
you people are crazy, this book can be used for good and evil, just like the bible!
neorade 1 year ago
This book can be used either way for good or evil....
evil10 1 year ago
This is not good... teaching a child the 48 Laws of Power is like handing the child a platter with fresh fruit and cigarettes and telling them they can take however much of whatever they want... they won't teach them what they need to know to live well in their adult life, but after decades of neglect, they give them something that amounts to the Law of Thelema: do what thou wilt is the whole of the law.
minstertruth 1 year ago
What school is this?
dhamby1 2 years ago
OMG! This book is creating monsters! Power hungry, evil devious coniving back stabbers, liar, pretenders, fakes! This is a disgrace to honest christian values that America was built on!
blacklionstar 2 years ago
@blacklionstar, it's nice to see some people aren't deceived about this.
minstertruth 1 year ago
why dont they concentrate on loving each other?
babymaradona1 2 years ago
the world is not a loving place
lerrell123 2 years ago 2
@lerrell123 Exactly what I was about to say. The top 2% works this way so you better know what's going on, that is unless you LIKE being a puppet on a string.
614grind 1 year ago