If being irrationally angry and unpredictable was such a bad strategy, it wouldn't be so widely deployed. Being an unpredictable tyrant can be extremely effecti

If being irrationally angry and unpredictable was such a bad strategy, it wouldn't be so widely deployed. Being an unpredictable tyrant can be extremely effective, most especially against people who are unfailingly polite and civilized. The Kim family (of North Korea) has made excellent use of this strategy, for instance.