Could it be generalized that people who want to lead others are narcissistic?

Question

That's been my experience. Teachers, high level managers, politicians.

gross generalizations actually usually are correct. It's gross generalization to say that people have two arms.

Unlce Thesis: You are proving yourself to be a knee-jerk retaliator with no substance of your own. I would despute your assertion that I'm not well-read.

"Can it be generalized that those who ask general questions laden with logic pitfalls are narcissistic?"
-- No, it can't. That would be illogical. Plus, narcissists like to lead because they feel important and have people going to them for help all the time. Read up on narcissism.

Answer 1

Not really. There is a significant difference between someone who has mastered a particular skill and who enjoys teaching it to someone else, and a person that has a "messiah complex," who just needs to feel like he's the head of a "flock."

I'm qualified to teach many things; high school English, guitar, various aspects of metal machining, but that doesn't make me narcissistic. It just makes me a teacher or mentor.

On the other hand, people like Jim Jones, David Koresh, and Marshall Applewhite are just more "full of themselves."

Answer 2

No, because a narcissist is not capable of even recognizing that others exist as individuals. The narcissist simply uses others as he/she would any object to fullfill some pathetic need.

So what then would want someone to lead others? The answer to that of course depends on WHERE and WHY someone is being led. Is leading someone out of a burning house an act of narcissism? What if the person leading another out of the house dies a horrible death while leading others. Is that narcissism?

Of course not.

Can it be generalized that those who ask general questions laden with logic pitfalls are narcissistic? :P

One thing I will add in agreement with you, after reading your addendums, is that empty people (the root of narcissism) will typically do whatever it takes to try to fill themselves up. Leadership offers a superficial vehicle for them to do that, but there are other ways too. The best leaders tend to be those ones who are recruited becuase of skill, and not the ones who are the "go-getter" types, as they tend to have more of a personal agend to advance...

And, if I misinterpreted your question, my apologies. You are skilled at asking trick questions, so I am on guard when I reply to you.

Answer 3

You can make any generalization you'd like to, but do keep in mind gross generalizations are nearly never correct.

Some people would like to lead others because they think they are more suited to leading, yes, that is a little narcissistic... but there are also many others who have wanted to lead simply out of the goodness of their hearts, not because they would personally gain anything from the experience.

Answer 4

Not really.

1. Generalizations are the ignorant statements of the closed minded who prefer to reinforce their false beliefs rather than do the legwork to prove them irrevocably.

2. Narcissists would seek the recognition without doing the work, they are focussed on their own needs not those of others.

3. It is a pain in the butt to try to lead hairless apes in any endeavor, you have to be committed to be a true leader. Some leaders need reinforcement, but that is more a function of self doubt, not narcissism (i.e. Hamlet)

Answer 5

No, not in all cases. It takes a certain kind of chuzpah but that might not be narcissistic in origin.

Quite a few leaders are though.

Answer 6

Of course

Answer 7

No, some truly want to organize an ordered society.

However, your question reveals you are running into alot of "wanna-be's"....I am sorry for you.

Answer 8

generally yes.

Answer 9

NOPE! Some people are born leaders!

Answer 10

Yes, that's always been my view on the subject.