I Hate Authority

I hate human authority. I do so with pride and a vengeance. The way things stand, authority, especially in the modern densely populated countries, is synonymous with bureaucracy. Perhaps it is bureaucratic authority that I abhor, but then again I am skeptical of authority in general. Authority is synonymous with power, and power corrupts. Concentrate power within a small circle of people (relative to the general population) and what you have is a disaster.

Why? People don't care. They really don't. In fact, it seems to be in the nature of humans not to care, regardless whether they are gen pop or in seats of power. That is why it is dangerous to invest any human with too much power over others. Thus, guidelines are needed to let people know what they should, shouldn't, can or can't do. So, what happens when someone needs something done? Refer to the guidelines.

Guidelines are rigid, and often poorly written. They mostly have no provisions for gray areas, despite how often those things may arise. Besides, it's a great excuse for the lower ranking bureaucrats to thump their rulebooks and say that things cannot be done. It almost sounds like a bad church, where the priest/pastor thumps the divine rulebook to a completely accepting population. What happens, then? Why would I hate authority? Because despite all its inefficiency, it is probably still a necessary evil, and I still don't like what it does to people even out of necessity.