Right. The analogy of power as it works in dictatorships (and remember, many kings also ruled by "divine right," presumably ordained by God), is a very specific form of aberrant psychology. The healthy dynamics of community get messed up and the result is horror. We're capable of this sort of thing, though. We're very flexible, we human critters. You can see similar nonsense happening in large corporations and in small businesses, especially if they are family operations. The other side of that coin is the healthy side, where we understand, thanks to the best impulses of our survival instincts, that we're all in it together and, if you like to extrapolate a little, love itself is divine, and the highest expression of our lives, on the daily and considered as a whole, from birth to death. It makes sense to navigate our relationships in business and in friendship, with as much awareness as possible. The degree to which we can opt out of malevolent power plays is the degree to which we can choose genuine friendships and devote ourselves to meaningful service. But it's NOT true that everyone is "out to getcha." I'm enjoying this book review!!!
The book won't resonate with you since you were raised with strong family values & community with kind interpersonal relationships. For the rest of us, the book, is on point. sad but true.
