18/10/2008

A Small Step: Deconstruction of the concept 'Leader'

This will be a tiny entry for some ideas to spark.

  • There are over 5000 kinds of Mammals on Earth, most of them live in packs or families.
  • Some of them are considered as 'Social Animals', such as gorillas, wolves, and humans.
  • In the group, the 'Social Animals', always contains an 'Alpha Male'.
  • The strongest, and perhaps the wisest of them can become an 'Alpha Male'.
  • 'Alpha Pair', consists of the male and female Alpha.
  • 'Alpha Female' is the choice of the 'Alpha Male'.
  • Therefore, we can say 'Alpha Male' appoints the 'Alpha Female'.
  • There is always a conflict between one Alpha and the other, not to mention the candidates.
  • If an 'Alpha Male' dies, he gets replaced instantly.
  • If he gets overpowered by other males, or gets defeated, he loses the statue of 'Alpha', and gets replaced.
  • In some cases, after the defeat, the old 'Alpha Male' exiles himself.
  • If he does not, the old 'Alpha Male' is forced to leave.

Ask the right questions and you might be getting somewhere. Try questioning statues like: King/Queen, President/First Lady. Try questioning the immediate need for appointing a leader after ones fall.

Try questioning the T.V Series 'Lost', even though their plane crashes on a desolate island which is completely free of juristical concepts such as law, order and punishment. Which means they are completely free to do whatever they want. Leaders come up even before they are needed, and people start to follow them. Leaders clash with each other for power and for followers.

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