{"product_id":"kings-conquerors-psychopaths-from-alexander-to-hitler-to-the-corporation-9798987518007","title":"Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths: From Alexander to Hitler to the Corporation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConquest is murder and theft\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConquerors are vicious criminals\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVicious criminals become kings\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKings designed civilization\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe are the products of civilization\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRight wing populists increasingly draw attention around the globe, but the attention is misdirected. The real problem is not the authoritarian leader, but the blinkered supporters who unquestioningly follow him. Without them, the despot is irrelevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do we attach ourselves to demagogues and mountebanks? Why do we defend even their most obvious hypocrisies and lies?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe answer lies in the roots of civilization. Despite our romantic traditions, monarchs were never wise, just, nor generous. Even the briefest review of history shows that, without exception, kings were the most vicious psychopaths, narcissists, and sadists who ever lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the only path for survival in the ancient world required unquestioningly obeying- and blindly believing- anything the king said.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hidden Hills Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798987518007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Joseph N. Abraham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43133009330357,"sku":"9798987518007","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_278adcc1-31b4-44db-b52a-c904de25a074.jpg?v=1695137729","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/kings-conquerors-psychopaths-from-alexander-to-hitler-to-the-corporation-9798987518007","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}