Honors 10-3
Final
Political Leader Reputation
Ambition can be defined as, “an earnest desire for some type of achievement,” which has existed over all time to many people's beliefs. Greed and ambition are apparent in every society to have ever existed; but over time these ideas have become easier to see in present day political leaders due to current technology. Hence, what political leaders do from reputation for all political leaders around the world. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and Martin Luther King Jr. possess influential and powerful roles as political leaders in their own country. By definition, Martin Luther King Jr. fits under the category of person who was pushed by desire to fix something larger than …show more content…
Respect for others is not something replaceable or created out of thin air, and for followers of a political leader it can make or break the likability of a political leader. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has a unique reputation as a, “ruthless kleptocrat,” (Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo) or something who steals money from their own county. If Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo really had a respect for his country than he wouldn't steal from his country or it's citizens. This all leads to distrust and bad press for political leaders. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is known to have many spies is his country working for him, specifically uncovering things that would be bad for himself and having them deal with it. Turns out, their was a special case in 1994 when an US ambassador was expelled from the country due to his use of “witchcraft” to sway voters in the opposite way Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in the elections (_____). These behaviors can lead to certain things being said about Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, specifically by human right groups who believe him to be, “one of the worst abusers of rights in Africa,” (Andy Rowell) and lead to some more out there claims such as that he enjoys, “eating the brains and testicles of his political opponent,” (Andy Rowell) that is most likely false since no evidence has shown any proof of that level of craziness. Although this is out in the open press it only cover some of his actual crimes against humanity. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has such a low respect for the prisoners and crime committers of his country that, “ torture and starvation of inmates is said to be routine…” and once this method “accidentally” kills them in prison , “ they weight their body with rocks and throw them into the sea,” ( Andy Rowell) never letting their families say their farewells or respecting a family's personal religious beliefs,