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think that diplomacy or new elections in the U.S. will “set things right”. They

do not understand the full nature of Pathocracy and that the psychopaths in

the shadows of this phenomenon will never relinquish control without blood-

shed. [Editor’s note.]

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The actions of this phenomenon affect an entire society,

starting with the leaders and infiltrating every village, small

town, factory, business, or farm. The pathological social struc-

ture gradually covers the entire country, creating a “new class”

within that nation. This privileged class of deviants feels per-

manently threatened by the “others”, i.e. by the majority of

normal people. Neither do the pathocrats entertain any illu-

sions about their personal fate should there be a return to the

system of normal man.

A normal person deprived of privilege or high position will

go about finding and performing some work which will earn

him a living; but pathocrats never possessed any solid practical

talent, and the time frame of their rule eliminates any residual

possibilities of adapting to the demands of normal work. If the

laws of normal man were to be reinstated, they and theirs could

be subjected to judgment, including a moralizing interpretation

of their psychological deviations; they would be threatened by

a loss of freedom and life, not merely a loss of position and

privilege. Since they are incapable of this kind of sacrifice, the

survival of a system which is the best for them becomes a

moral imperative . Such a threat must be battled by means of

any and all psychological and political cunning implemented

with a lack of scruples with regard to those other “inferior-

quality” people that can be shocking in its depravity.99

In general, this new class is in the position to purge its lead-

ers should their behavior jeopardize the existence of such a

system. This could occur particularly if the leadership wished

to go too far in compromising with the society of normal peo-

ple, since their qualifications make them essential for produc-

tion. The latter is more a direct threat to the lower echelons of

the pathocratic elite than to the leaders.

Pathocracy survives thanks to the feeling of being threat-

ened by the society of normal people, as well as by other coun-

tries wherein various forms of the system of normal man per-

sist. For the rulers, staying on the top is therefore the classic

problem of “to be or not to be”.

99 This should be kept firmly in mind by those who think that getting rid of

George W. Bush and the Neocons will change anything. [Editor’s note.]

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We can thus formulate a more cautious question: can such a

system ever waive territorial and political expansion abroad

and settle for its present possessions? What would happen if

such a state of affairs ensured internal peace, corresponding

order, and relative prosperity within the nation? The over-

whelming majority of the country’s population would then

make skillful use of all the emerging possibilities, taking ad-

vantage of their superior qualifications in order to fight for an

ever-increasing scope of activities; thanks to their higher birth

rate, their power will increase. This majority will be joined by

some sons from the privileged class who did not inherit the

pathological genes. The pathocracy’s dominance will weaken

imperceptibly but steadily, finally leading to a situation

wherein the society of normal people reaches for power. This is

a nightmare vision to the psychopaths.

Thus, the biological, psychological, moral, and economic

destruction of the majority of normal people becomes, for the

pathocrats, a “biological” necessity. Many means serve this

end, starting with concentration camps and including warfare

with an obstinate, well-armed foe who will devastate and de-

bilitate the human power thrown at him, namely the very power

jeopardizing pathocrats rule: the sons of normal man sent out to

fight for an illusionary “noble cause.” Once safely dead, the

soldiers will then be decreed heroes to be revered in paeans,

useful for raising a new generation faithful to the pathocracy

and ever willing to go to their deaths to protect it.

Any war waged by a pathocratic nation has two fronts, the

internal and the external. The internal front is more important

for the leaders and the governing elite, and the internal threat is

the deciding factor where unleashing war is concerned. In pon-

dering whether to start a war against the pathocratic country,

other nations must therefore give primary consideration to the

fact that such a war can be used as an executioner of the com-

mon people whose increasing power represents incipient jeop-

ardy for the pathocracy. After all, pathocrats give short shrift to

blood and suffering of people they consider to be not quite

conspecific. Kings may have suffered due to the death of their

knights, but pathocrats never do: “We have a lot of people

here.” Should the situation be, or become, ripe in such a coun-

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try, however, anyone furnishing assistance to the nation will be

blessed by it; anyone withholding it will be cursed.

Pathocracy has other internal reasons for pursuing expan-

sionism through the use of all means possible. As long as that

“other” world governed by the systems of normal man exists, it

inducts into the non-pathological majority a certain sense of

direction. The non-pathological majority of the country’s popu-

lation will never stop dreaming of the reinstatement of the

normal man’s system in any possible form. This majority will

never stop watching other countries, waiting for the opportune

moment; its attention and power must therefore be distracted

from this purpose, and the masses must be “educated” and

channeled in the direction of imperialist strivings. This goal

must be pursued doggedly so that everyone knows what is be-

ing fought for and in whose name harsh discipline and poverty

must be endured. The latter factor – creating conditions of pov-

erty and hardship - effectively limits the possibility of “subver-

sive” activities on the part of the society of normal people.

The ideology must, of course, furnish a corresponding justi-

fication for this alleged right to conquer the world and must

therefore be properly elaborated. Expansionism is derived from

the very nature of pathocracy, not from ideology, but this fact

must be masked by ideology.100 Whenever this phenomenon

has been witnessed in history, imperialism was always its most

demonstrative quality.

On the other hand, there are countries with normal man’s

governments wherein the overwhelming majority of societies

shudders to think a similar system could be imposed on them.

The governments of such nations thereupon do everything they

can within the framework of their possibilities and their under-

standing of the phenomenon in order to contain its expansion.

The citizens of those countries would sigh with relief if some

upheaval were to replace this malevolent and incomprehensible

system with a more human, more easily understood, govern-

mental method with whom peaceful coexistence would be pos-

sible.

100 Example: the events of September 11, 2001, undoubtedly manufactured

by the Pathocracy. [Editor’s note.]

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Such countries thus undertake various means of action for

this purpose, their quality depending on the possibility of un-

derstanding that other reality . Such efforts resonate within the

country, and the military power of normal man’s countries

limits the pathocracy’s possibilities of armed maneuvers.

Weakening those countries that could possibly stand against

the pathocracy, especially by utilizing the response pathocracy

awakens in some of their deviant citizens, again becomes a

matter of the pathocracy’s survival.

Economic factors constitute a non-negligible part of the mo-

tivation for this expansionist tendency. Since the managerial

functions have been taken over by individuals with mediocre

intelligence and pathological character traits, the pathocracy

becomes incapable of properly administering anything at all.

The area suffering most severely must always be whichever

one requires a person to act independently, not wasting time

searching for the proper way to behave. Agriculture is depend-

ent upon changing climate conditions and the appearance of

pests and plant diseases. A farmer’s personal qualities have

thus been an essential factor of success in this area, as it was

for many centuries. Pathocracy therefore invariably brings

about food shortages.

However, many countries with normal man’s systems

abound in sufficiency of industrial products and experience

problems with their food surpluses and temporary economic

recessions even though the citizens are by no means over-

worked. The temptation to dominate such a country and its

prosperity, that perennial imperialist motive, thus becomes

even more strong in the pathocracy. The collected prosperity of

the conquered nation can be exploited for a time, the citizens

forced to work harder for paltry remuneration. For the moment,

no thought is given to the fact that introducing a pathocratic

system within such a country will eventually cause similar

unproductive conditions; after all psychological deviance, by

definition, indicates a lack of self-knowledge in this area. Un-

fortunately, the idea of conquering rich countries also moti-

vates the minds of many poor non-pathological fellows suffer-

ing under the pathocracy, but not understanding why, and who

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would like to use this opportunity to grab something for them-

selves and eat their fill of good food.

As has been the case for centuries, military power is of

course the primary means for achieving these ends. Throughout

the centuries, though, whenever history has registered the ap-

pearance of the phenomenon of pathocracy, (regardless of the

ideological cloak covering it), specific measures of influence

have also become apparent: something in the order of specific

intelligence in the service of international intrigue facilitating

conquest. This quality is derived from the above-discussed

personality characteristics inspiring the overall phenomenon; it

should constitute data for historians to identify this type of

phenomenon throughout history.

People exist everywhere in the world with specifically sus-

ceptible deviant personalities; even a faraway pathocracy

evokes a resonating response in them, working on their under-

lying feeling that “there is a place for people like us there”.

Uncritical, frustrated, and abused people also exist everywhere,

and they can be reached by appropriately elaborated propa-

ganda. The future of a nation is greatly dependent on how