Sadly, because of how power is acquired in our world, we have created a pathway to dominance in which "ruthlessness" trumps all other attributes.
Consider the events of the last 6 years from the perspective of ruthless pursuit of specific goals: huge shifts of wealth to the "have mores"; restructuring of government regulations, labor conditions, and judiciary to protect corporate power; setting in motion perpetual state of global conflict to promote economic interests and manage population; and dismantling key elements of the constitution.
