At the point it becomes most interesting the author cops-out with a trite conclusion. This speculation: Hypercrisy might thus be a signal of submissivenes

At the point it becomes most interesting the author cops-out with a trite conclusion. This speculation: Hypercrisy might thus be a signal of submissiveness—one that is exaggerated in creatures that feel themselves to be in the wrong place in the hierarchy. By applying reverse privileges to themselves, they hope to escape punishment from the real dominants. .. steers further awry: Perhaps the lesson, then, is that corruption and hypocrisy are the price that societies pay for being led by alpha males (and, in some cases, alpha females). The alternative, though cleaner, is leadership by wimps. For those interested, the model for austere leadership is Cincinnatus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnatus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnatus