Neither, the best leader is that guy who just has a lot of good ideas and lets everyone run with it.
Poll: Should a leader be feared or loved?
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"It is better for a prince to be feared than to be loved."
It's worth pointing that a prince, especially a fourteenth-century one, is considerably different than a leader. Machiavelli also noted that hated rulers tend to have a short life expectancy because assassins are honored when they murder tyrants and thus have an interest in doing the deed.
In short, being feared is necessary, being loved is useful. But that only applies to despots.
It's worth pointing that a prince, especially a fourteenth-century one, is considerably different than a leader. Machiavelli also noted that hated rulers tend to have a short life expectancy because assassins are honored when they murder tyrants and thus have an interest in doing the deed.
In short, being feared is necessary, being loved is useful. But that only applies to despots.
From a person who's been a hockey captain a LOT over the years, you need about and 85-15 love-fear ratio, love for uniting the team under a common banner, fear for keeping them from getting out of line.
But I think this ratio applies in a lot of places.
Edit: and also, I agree with the poster above me.
But I think this ratio applies in a lot of places.
Edit: and also, I agree with the poster above me.
A leader should lead. People should not be lead by him because they love him, but because they love what he'll do for their country(or gang or tribe or other body of people)jbchillin said:
Even then, having a single "leader" figure for a modern nation is a bit loaded, because it often leads to bad things.
"I say... is too much to ask for both? that's how dad did it, that's how America does it... and it's worked out pretty well so far..."
feared is a short term solution, but loved is a long term solution. being feared might last you five or ten years before people revolt and kill you, but being loved is damn near impossible to achieve, and often times people don't love you until you've already done something, so in the beggining people still hate you.
This. A leader who is feared will only be followed out of a fear of punishment. A leader who is respected will be followed because his people know he'll do what's best for them, even if they don't see it at the time. No leader should be feared, except maybe by the enemies of the people he's leading, all good leaders should be respected, especially by those who follow them, and while it's highly recommended that they be loved, it's not necessary.Lilani said:
loved
when you have their love, you have their respect, when you hold respect, you hold unity, and unity dominates as a nation.
america. fuck yeah.
when you have their love, you have their respect, when you hold respect, you hold unity, and unity dominates as a nation.
america. fuck yeah.
How about the leader just be good?
But besides that, loved. When you love someone, you do things for them youd never do otherwise. Fear just makes you hateful and bitter and more likely to try to escape them or topple em.
Now, their enemies, it should be feared, but hopefully because they are good at dealing with their enemies as opposed to say, bein overly violent and scary.
But besides that, loved. When you love someone, you do things for them youd never do otherwise. Fear just makes you hateful and bitter and more likely to try to escape them or topple em.
Now, their enemies, it should be feared, but hopefully because they are good at dealing with their enemies as opposed to say, bein overly violent and scary.
