You did not deserve what happened to you, my friend. I, too, had a narcissistic mother who destroyed my life. My father was complicit. I am only now sorting it out at the age of 73. Those who pursue and abuse power are the curse of mankind.

We are a long ways down the path.
In Germany in the 1930s, a political party called NSDAP (national Socialist Democratic workers party) known here as the NAZIs came to power and promptly defined sub-humans (untermenschen) and plotted their elimination. The NAZIs mostly succeeded, failing only by losing the military conflict they started. National Socialist Democrat Workers Party today, indeed. Train and Prepare; it is coming soon.

Great article, sll. It is helping my world creation as I lay out my book, a science-fiction (or maybe not as fiction as I thought). The proofs of your socialiological/psychological discoveries are all around us on a daily basis, from the bully who breaks your toy because he can't have it so you can't have it, to the politician who wants the votes at the expense of truth. Any campaign ad will do as an example of over-the-top us-against-them propaganda. By far the hottest rhetoric and anger projection in my area belongs to liberal left candidates. If the path they demand is actually followed, it will lead to hate and despite for any who do not go along, effectively dehumanizing the opponent until anything done to them is okay. We are already seeing the bitter fruits of this poisonous vine as it weaves in and out of news coverage and most especially online. Civility is seen as weakness, threats are acceptable if you support the proper side. Now, threats are being acted upon with impunity for that "proper" side.

The only place they can rule is in a charnel house.

Since every other human on the planet is either a potential dissenter or aspiring dictator in their eyes, they have to kill everyone to ensure they maintain supremacy.

Ultimately it comes down to a personal investment in universal morality. In such a system, the standards exist independent of the people being measured against them. As such, they apply to everyone (universally) but more importantly, impersonally. Those who embrace relative morality rather than universal morality embrace the notion that they are always going to compare themselves against other people. For those who desire to excel, there are only two paths: work your butt off or tear down the competition. Those who are lazy take the latter approach. And there is no one lazier than a politician who embraces relative morality.

"Spoken or unspoken, acknowledged or unacknowledged, they are united by the ultimate evil: to slaughter innocents before their own lives are inevitably extinguished. "

I have no trouble believing this, because I experienced it first-hand growing up.

My mother was a raging narcissist, who made it her mission in life to destroy me.
She almost did, but thankfully I got the help I needed.
I look back on my life, and hers, and I can clearly see that she hated existence and everything and everyone in it. The only power she had was over me as a child, so her path of destruction was clear.

My father was a psychopath from a long line of psychopaths. He was also a southern Baptist minister. He had a considerable toolbox of weapons, but religion was his favorite weapon of choice.
His motive for existence was absolute control over every possible facet of my life: what to be, what to do, what to wear, what to say, what to feel, what to believe, what to think. Control, control, control.
I don't think he knew or cared that he was destroying me. I don't think he cared about anything but absolute rule.

Since I lived this article on the micro level, the global equivalent makes perfect sense.

I believe it is more deep than just wanting to destroy. There is indeed a goal. The reason for their destruction is to rebuild according to their vision.

I glean that the goal of power is to feel and be superior to everyone else (probably because they look down on themselves). Top of the heap... A number one and not just New Yorkers.

The corruption then sets in as they come to believe they are superior. The self deprecation goes away and they become hyper sensitive to any dissent that interferes with their feeling of superiority. If reality contradicts this superiority they attempt to alter reality with lies to themselves and others to suit their delusions.

Just look at Hitler as THE example of evil. . As superior beings they could do anything and justify it since anyone else is sub human.

The superior are above everyone and must rule the world. But if they lose they scorch the earth so no one else can rule. Again just look at the example of what Hitler did.

They will not be anyone else's subject. Suicide is their Victory by spoiling other's victory. Since they are no longer worshipped, they feel victimized and the losers that they are become real to them again. They cannot face reality and crack.

One of Moses 10 realities is not to elevate any earthly power as there is only one true power and it is compassionate and reliable unlike Humans.

Yeah, the pattern does fit. And we sure don't have what me dino would call an "American leader."
Just a senile doddering old Puppet-In-Chief controlled (when Biden's foolish mind doesn't wander) by a power lusting We The People hating oligarchy of radical Marxist handlers with zero business experience.

Glad you liked it.

Scary as hell, but the pattern fits. Let's hope the next American leader has the fortitude to pull the plug on this - that's if we get to have another American leader. Good article, thanks for writing and sharing it.

You're welcome.

Very well written, thanks.