Pretty much. And those who aren’t high on their own supply are no better- all of them, they’re rotten to the core, and will do anything to cling to power and empire. That’s how they got to where they are, after all.
I suppose it’s one of those paradoxes that makes you cross your eyes thinking about it; if they didn’t buy the bs about The West being superior, they wouldn’t have made it to a position of power at all. They live in glamour and splendor and are surrounded by people whose job it is to use scientific-sounding terms to assure them that their empire is secure. Of course you’d think Everything Is Fine in that environment.
Pretty much. And those who aren’t high on their own supply are no better- all of them, they’re rotten to the core, and will do anything to cling to power and empire. That’s how they got to where they are, after all.
I suppose it’s one of those paradoxes that makes you cross your eyes thinking about it; if they didn’t buy the bs about The West being superior, they wouldn’t have made it to a position of power at all. They live in glamour and splendor and are surrounded by people whose job it is to use scientific-sounding terms to assure them that their empire is secure. Of course you’d think Everything Is Fine in that environment.