Fear vs. Love Global Politics

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“For a ruler it is much safer to be feared than loved because fear preserves you by a dread of punishment, which never fails” A ruler takes advantage of safety in order to be sure that there will be no attempts to overthrow them or assassinate them. The only way a ruler is able to do this is by either being completely loved by his people or completely feared by them. Fear, “an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat”, is something that some rulers, like the ruler of Zimbabwe, attach themselves to in order to rule a country; these rulers believe that making their people fear them is the only way to ensure their safety. Love, on the other hand, a feeling of safety and affection towards someone, is also something that some rulers use, like the President of Nepal, which makes the ruler seem more like a human being and less like a robot arguing all the time. There is a middle ground between fear and love with a ruler because you should not have a ruler who you do not love and agree with because then there is no point into listening to him but you should not also have a ruler who you do not fear because then if just one person disagrees with him, they will take advantage of the fact that the leader is not someone intimidating and get rid of him. Leaders should have a little bit of both traits. Fear is safer than love because you never have to worry about getting killed by a traitor or anyone ever opposing you publicly. With your people being terrified of you, you will never have to go through what President JFK went through, assassination. You will not have to ever go through opposition like Mao because will be so terrified that if you oppose them, you would kill them like Mao did. Zimbabwe ruler, Robert Mugabe, uses fear to make sure his people never rebel so he can continue to weaken his

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