Just been curious about this elusive human phenomena - Dictatorship? Why Humans are instinctively dictators/power lust at least many?

I haven’t come across any empirical and/or some form of quantitative study that help answer this question. If you know of any please let me know. However there’re lots of qualitative facts and/or observation that all point to human being is a conquering animal.

From the Old Europe to Adolf Hitler is all barbarism. Of course new Europe especially Western Europe has made great strides with. Asia is still so so. Middle East/Arabic world still mimic their past which looks more like old Europe. Africa has come from territorial clans to kingdoms to nation states but the idea of rulers and imposition of that rulers wills are still alive. In fact to large extent some of the ruled aid the ruler on his/her crime ridden enterprises. 

The question I have and need your help - Why are human being dictators?

Is it race, in our case tribes? Is it culture or livelihood or broader socio economics? Is it something else I haven’t even mention? Please whatever your take, elaborate a bit for analyses.

Please consider ‘dictator’ beyond what a president or king or queen does/doesn’t. Look at it in our daily interaction as people  and how one side want to override the other. I guess you can add intolerance! Be mindful not to derail out of topic.

Thanks!

Burama

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