Ponerology, introduced by Polish psychiatrist Andrzej Łobaczewski, is the study of how evil infiltrates and corrupts political systems. It explains how individuals with psychopathic or narcissistic traits rise to power, manipulate ideologies, and exploit societal weaknesses to establish oppressive regimes. Łobaczewski’s work, Political Ponerology, argues that these pathological leaders create systems that thrive on deception, control, and the suppression of ethical governance. The concept helps explain how totalitarian regimes are formed and sustained by a network of individuals who, driven by personal pathology, erode the moral and social fabric of society.
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My belief is that some are born, some are made, and some are Demons (yes I mean that literally). No matter what their origins though the trouble is that they coalesce.
I agree, but my point is that in a world without Satanic influence, they wont coalesce to the point where they rule the world like this.
This structure we have is far more complex and ancient than simply narcissists and such who managed to coalesce together.
Oh I agree totally, some people, as I learned 1 out of 5 people, are born with either low or non-existent remorse, guilt, shame or empathy. That part of their brain is either shallow in those virtues or it just doesn't exist at all. There is no cure for missing parts of the brain, they can't learn to be kind or caring. They just emulate those feelings if and when it serves them. Nothing more. Imagine how far you could get wealth wise if you never had any kind of reflection as you stepped on people on the way up. Everyone knows someone like this, sometimes they're in your own or in-law families.