I've had this queued up for quite a while now, but you beat me to commenting haha! With that being said, this competitive nature that human beings have really played a huge factor with regard to disagreements. You raised a very great argument here, in that it isn't necessarily the figurehead that's crucial, it's the authoritarian thinking that gives these people power.

Compassion is key, and it's saddening that it always gives way to tribalism or the thinking that one is better over another. While it would take some serious reconditioning to purge humanity of this mentality, I'm hopeful that awareness would eventually become the gateway for a proper sustainable solution.

These posts of yours really win me over every time. I have similar, albeit disjointed, opinions, but your arguments really unify them to form a coherent thought. Thanks for sharing this, Luke!