The Power

The passion for force is closely linked to the relationship with authority. The ambivalent handling of fear reflects the ambivalent relationship with power: being strong feeds his desire to have power and play a role that implies authority in the face of the anger of others. Therefore, we often see him play a role of authority in a hidden mode.

He experiences the ambivalence of not accepting external authority while simultaneously feeling absolute loyalty. Through a strange cascade of resignifications and rationalizations, he manages to live the loyalty toward the authority figure he effectively recognizes—and very few people have this privilege—while perceiving himself as independent and detached from the hierarchy, as if it were not with him. Similarly, when it comes to the power of a group, separated and differentiated, he will do everything to build loyalty among his friends and colleagues, thus ensuring a non-threatening environment.