untermensche
Contributor
They only really began playing with the idea of democracy a few hundred years ago and are still in their infancy in how they implement the ideals of democracy.
Age of Enlightenment
Yes. The Enlightenment was a time where the ideal of democracy began to overtake the ideal of a king.
And we have yet to extend these ideals to the workplace. Many still long for a king at their place of work. Or long to be a petty king, a petty dictator. And take the lions share.
We are in our infancy as a species, practicing slavery just a few hundred years ago, and many still develop a nature despots and petty dictators can easily exploit.