As far as it is perceivable, the stereotypical male mind is made up of two mental elements: the need for superiority, and the need to enhance said superiority.
To retain any ambition in life, there must be a target to surpass; a particular goal; an icon of inferiority to realise ones superiority. However, for this to balance there needs to be an equilibrium; two extremes that balance one another;
The two extremes can range. It is possible to have two males in similar positions academically, or two males either side of the academic scale; and in either scenario the male mentality will be to surpass one another. At this stage of the male mind friends and allies cease to be focal in the overall objective, and instead become in themselves targets (
Ironically to first be in such a position, where you can take allies and friends for granted, you must build up a rapport from which you can derive superiority. Hitler a carbon copy that portrays this psyche; building up a military rapport of superiority that places him within a position of power; not just to influence those who he has surpassed, but in turn allows him the power to dictate the actions of those who he has surpassed in such a way that they in turn dictate the actions of the general population. In this case Hitler (
However in terms of ambition, the influencing factor,
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