Greetings:

Do despots ever present themselves as “I am the best despot available”? Don’t think so. Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Uncle Ho, Pol Pot were all offering social justice via asset redistribution. I often wonder if despots delude themselves first and then their followers/victims or vice versa. Are they able to admit, even to themselves that it is the power they want and need. I think that psychology amply demonstrates that most people don’t know what’s really driving them.