The Cult of I on High

There are no mechanisms, in societies in general, to remove functional psychopaths — who have undeniably confirmed their mental state to the world by their words and actions — from power. When such an avatar rises to ultimate power, what is shown is that their mental state is mirrored in their constituency.

This is an ancient issue of power and control and a function of civilization as we know it, dawning in the earliest eras of human collective habitation. Cities are relics of war, designed to protect kin groups and wealth, production capacity and vital interests and functional psychopaths…