That they're all infected by power lust is beyond question; it's just how aware they are of this contamination.
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By overestimating the power of fear and power lust, and underestimating the force of Westeros's moral rules, Littlefinger sealed his fate.
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The best detective fiction, of course, gestures toward the seamy realities of power, lust and greed that lie underneath the hectic surface.
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However, as was the case under Mao, while the Chinese people may suffer the greatest burden of Xi's power lust, the world at large will also not be spared those consequences.
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One deals with the out-of-control greed and power lust of the 1 percent, the other with the lost generations of the 99 percent — poorer than their parents for the first time in American history.
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At the time I was amused by both the sight of an adorable toddler ensconced in a sinister symbol of power lust — an aesthetic contrast that feels less paradoxical if you've ever parented a toddler — and the fact that though I'd traveled to the other side of the world, I still couldn't get away from the show.
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Greed, lust for power, lust for money; lust for sex, and changing morality of today's society. With an ensemble cast and a retro palette Chorabali titillates and engages its viewers with a series of intertwined plot.
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Zoe managed to heal her mother, and thus began her lust for power - but only to be used to help others and achieve self- perfection.Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) Annual #6 (1995) However, while her reasons were noble, Zoe's power lust became obsessive. Zoe spent the next few years searching for more sources of magic which she could use.
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But this is short-term approach. Soon, the bureaucracy will find that after the massive ego and power lust of the politicians are satisfied, there comes a day when the bureaucrat is at the receiving end. And there is no one to support him because in league with politicians he has destroyed the strength of the public opinion. Bureaucrat is an unruly horse but has the potential to win the Derby, provided the Jockey is the expert, capable of giving proper motivation and desired direction.
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He is reproached (or rather reproaches himself) for injustice, luxury, power lust, greed and violence. Despite all the flaws Basil lists—and he refrains from listing specific misdeeds—he declares that "all of [his] sins have been forgiven, and he has been made whole through his ceaseless confession and afterward through the shedding of his blood in the great battle." According to Basil, Baldwin made a final confession before his death, lamenting the death of his parents and his poor relationship with his brother as punishments for his sins. Basil's oration was incorporated into the chronicle of Gregory the Priest.
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DC Heroes from Mayfair Games (now known as MEGS, Mayfair Exponential Game System) used the characteristic "motivation" to describe a character's ethical behaviour. This is selected from a list divided into "heroic" (upholding the good, responsibility of power, seeking justice, thrill of adventure, and unwanted power) and "villainous" (mercenary, thrill seeker, psychopath, power lust, and nihilist). In the MEGS licensed game Blood of Heroes by Pulsar Games, a set of "anti-heroic" variations on some of the heroic and villainous motivations were presented, allowing characters to exist in moral and ethical gray areas. To enforce the motivations, players are awarded or deducted character points, which have various uses, depending on their actions.
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The show's first season won acclaim from Russian critics for its absurdist setting, writing and visual stile. Mikhail Trofimenkov of Kommersant called it “the one comedy to capture and preserve the spirit of ‘era of stability’ (an ironic Russian moniker for Putin's years in power)”. It was also praised for breaking an unofficial ban on LGBTQ characters on Russian TV by making one of its main protagonists — Nechaeva — a closeted lesbian. Some outlets criticised the series for relying too heavily on inside jokes and playing safe with its political subject matter. Ogoniok’s Andrey Archangelsky called out show’s writing team for “falling too much in love with their own characters, effectively becoming their hostages” and eventually “drifting away from the subjects of big politicts, greed and power-lust towards much safer and well-trodden melodramatic story”.
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He was briefly reunited with his former teammates while working with Doctor Strange during the Infinity War, and later became the leader of the Secret Defenders.Secret Defenders #15 (May 1994) In that role, he was once again victimized by a villain's mind control, this time by the demon Slorioth. Doctor Druid and the demon were defeated, Druid faked his own death, and the team disbanded.Secret Defenders #25 (March 1995) He then abandoned his spandex costume and became even more of a real, traditional druid, a fact reflected by his taking on the simple name of "Druid" and the new nature of his nature powers,Druid #1 (May 1995) but he let his feelings of rage and power lust take him over, went insane, was betrayed by his allies, and was finally killed by Hellstorm, the putative Son of Satan.
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