Power, of course. The primitive fear of being controlled. It does not matter whether it is an invasion from outer space or power wielded from a subterranean command post: some alien force is about to take control on us, to dominate - and, if necessary in the process, to terminate our existence. We never stop to think - or, at best, a secondary consideration is whether such a force might be for the good, that humanity might indeed be improved by such a takeover. Volition, to which we desperately cling, is the very definition of our mature completion as social beings. Wole Soyinka
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To quote Michel Foucault, “Power is the capacity to act without being seen.” It doesn’t matter what type of power we are talking about. The power to control and dominate is a good thing and it is something we all want. Yet, there is a darker side to this power called "the dark side." The dark side is the power of death and destruction that can be used to destroy others. This is the power of death that people fear.

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