Hello my dear @deirdyweirdy,

wielding power to punish your enemies and reward you and your friends.

I think many will settle for lining their pockets and rewarding friends. I don't think everyone has the punishment agenda :)) Unfortunately, we have such a conspicuous example of your principle (punish enemies and reward friends) in my country now that it's hard to argue against that principle.

Hope it's not as cold in Ireland as it is here right now...I'll share a picture I took from my front window (through the screen!) a short time ago: