SalvatoreQuattro

October 1st, 2014 at 8:57 PM ^

but as history has shown a single man can quickly end that power.

 

A charismatic demagogue is far more powerful because he can move the masses with mere words. Adolf Hitler, Lenin, Mao...these men had power that no wealthy man ever possessed.*Centralized government is the most powerful  institution on earth and it isn't even close.

 

* All three had wealth, but it was wealth directly related to their offices. 

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SalvatoreQuattro

October 1st, 2014 at 9:25 PM ^

Nor was/it the case for Castro, Gaddafi, etc.

 

The man who can manipulate the masses is always, ALWAYS the most powerful. He can simply take what the rich have. Lenin largely exterminated the rich in his country. He shot the wealthiest man in Tsarist Russia(the Tsar who was seen as an earthlyGod)in a basement!

The wealthy can have a lot of influence, but history shows that even that has it's limits. He who controls the military controls the country. 

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Gustavo Fring

October 1st, 2014 at 10:50 PM ^

Stephen M. Ross is not the richest (in terms of net worth) Michigan alumnus.  I'm not 100% sure who that distinction belongs to, but Larry Page is worth more.

Stephen M. Ross net worth: $4.8 billion

Larry Page net worth: $32.3 billion.  And if you want to talk about "power"....Larry Page is CEO of Google, which has cornered the market on personal data.  Yeah that's actually a lot of power when you think about it...

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fergusg

October 1st, 2014 at 8:37 PM ^

Seriously? Now Brady is an asshole? Every expression from Brady is anything but an asshole. Not a good coach - up for consideration. But asshole?

Your the asshole. Get a perspective brother.


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MGoCombs

October 1st, 2014 at 8:43 PM ^

I thought he was referring to Brandon, since Brandon would be the one replacing Hoke with a "Michigan Man," something that most of us agree needs to die if we are ever going to compete again.

If we get Harbaugh, sure it's the best of both worlds, but his success will be because he's the best coach available and not simply because of his ties to the university.


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the bee train

October 1st, 2014 at 9:03 PM ^

It's not up for consideration. Brady Hoke is a terrible head football coach. He is one of the worst coaches in the conference if not the country. While I appreciate his love and devotion for the university that is nowhere near enough to outweigh his lack of coaching skills or I'd be preparing my resume.

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pearlw

October 1st, 2014 at 9:59 PM ^

Ask Hutch what she thinks of Brandon as she has been here under many ADs. I would be shocked if she isnt fully supportive of Brandon...although you may not get away from her going on an hour long rage against Don Canham. People here act like he was god...ask Hutch about Canham and his he treated her sport. Plenty of articles out there with her slamming Canham.


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Papochronopolis

October 1st, 2014 at 8:59 PM ^

For those who are saying we don't need Ross's money you are wrong. How do you think buildings get built? By using the $5-6M of operating profit the AD generates each year? That's nothing. Most of the projects undertaken by the AD are $20M plus. Also btw do you realize what his money does for non-AD related projects? The entire new business school (and additional construction now) were made possible entirely from Ross's $200M in donations (this does not include money he gave to the AD). I don't think you can get one without the other so let's just all be super grateful for what Ross does for this university.

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