Human Politics
Human Politics
Humanity through its long and sordid history is largely unique in its tendency of forming and breaking groups, guilds, organizations, and other such factions. It is this tendency to political ambition that leads to the great accomplishments of mankind. While being a master of trade and industry or of sword and shield will gain one renown.. There is little else that measures a man's worth than those that follow him. The ability to rally his fellow man to a cause is the difference between a peasant and an emperor and it is this constant struggle to obtain following that shapes the dealings of mankind. While Mankind has never practiced any form of leadership by the people per se, their leaders are only those capable of being made leaders by their peers and underlings. This has the unfortunate side effect of near constant regicide as opposing factions attempt to put forth their own candidate to the crown. Kings will rise and fall as will factions but somehow mankind remains, by and large, of a singular purpose and continues towards it in spite of leadership.
