Libido dominandi is Latin for “the lust to dominate,” which is a character fault that so many people fall sway to, for many a person, simply wants their way from the other, and to the degree that they can get their way without having to convince the other of why they should do so, or to work with the other about such, they basically want what they want from the other, through sheer force, literal or figurative. After all, it has to be noted, that many a person just wants their way, and thus they don’t care too much about whether their way is right or wrong, but just want compliance from the other, so that they can get what they want, in the here and now.
Indeed, because human beings are free will people with their own thoughts and their own desires, this presents the ever present problem of there being people that will not readily give into our demands, of which, reasonable people, recognize the sovereignty of the individual, and if there is something that needs to be done, thus works with them on a level that considers that the other has equal rights that are the equivalency of their own. However, there are those selfish people that aren’t interested in having a discussion, but simply want obedience, whether such is warranted or not, for they have the lust to dominate and if necessary will impress themselves upon the other, with physical or other intimidating force to get the other to comply with their demands.
Those then that exert themselves in a way and manner in which it has to be “their way” are the very same that are prone to creating trouble, because there are few people that desire to be consistently dominated, because they have their own desires and needs which they rightly feel should be given a higher priority than being told that they must comply with this or with that. Further to the point, while those with power and authority are often able to control others, because of those attributes, they are though susceptible to losing not only the respect of the other, but their ultimate control of the other, because those in compliance with their demands are doing so mainly because they don’t see any other ready options available to them, though they are typically searching for alternatives.
It has to be noted, that there is a fundamental difference between domination and cooperation, in which voluntary cooperation is far superior to other means, because it implies not only collaboration but also a willingness to get along; whereas, domination is neither of those things, which is why those that are prone to wanting to dominate others, would behoove themselves to understand the psychology better of humankind, in which, respect for the other, will over the long term present a better and healthier construct to work with.
The lust to dominate is the type of bad characteristic that in most circumstances, we should want to disassociate ourselves from, because it belittles the value of the other, while also encouraging the increase of our ego and our selfishness to an overall ill and unhealthy effect.