Follow The Leader

Since the dawn of society, and even to an extent humanity, people have always found a way to differentiate others. To put different people, into different classes, groups, or sections.

Male or Female.
Black or White.
Religious or Athiest.

Now on the surface of things, at a human level all people are pretty much the same.(Have you ever been with that person who you really hate because you think they're absolute dickheads, but when you get speaking to them 1 0n 1, you see that you actually have a lot in common? Yeah, that's kinda what I mean.)

So why all this need to seperate people?
Maybe it makes it easier for the brain to remember different people, or makes science experiements easier to classify.
But one of the major classes people differentiate others into, are Leaders and Followers.

And I've always wondered, which one am I?
Because if I'm a leader, then who am I leading?
And if I'm a follower, who am I following?

Now in my opinion, I think it can be pretty easy to see who are the leaders, and who are the followers in everyday life. But I can't actually observe myself.

Is a leader judged as who he is as a person? Or by who he has following him?

I've seen quite a lot of leaders around, and I believe that there are many different types (I'm saying these different types as it makes it easier to comprehend.)

I've seen leaders who can lead without anyone knowing they're really doing it. They are strong, silent and unassuming. They rule with respect.

I've seen other types of leaders who are charasmatic, loud and quite literally lead from the front. These are the people whom others look up to. They are role models.

There are also leaders who people hate, however. These leaders are the ones that observers despise, but at the end of the day, they are needed.

And then, the last type of leaders, are the ones who rule with fear. They prey on people's nice human nature to get what they want. They will use, and abuse people, and in my mind, I can't really see how they can live with themselves, and the taint on their conscience.

Any more?