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.