People.. and Leadership

I recently realized that I hated people who talk to me with their own hidden agenda in mind. I do not like people who manipulate others into doing what they want them to. The sad part is 95% of the people (specially men) fall into this category. Such persons get some weird feeling of satisfaction when they get their way with others , ofcourse without forcing them. Agreed it is an art, but I hate it when it is practised on me.

I guess this particular dislike is what drives me away from politics.And it is this dislike which made me sure what I want to pursue in my academic life. Which reminds me , that it looks like the manipulation is in some ways necessary if your so called "hidden agenda" is for everyone's good. But for people who think it is necessary, aren't they implying that their judgment is superior to others? So how different are these people from someone like Adolf Hitler or any other tyrant dictator. I remember "Mohan Bhargav" of the movie " Swades" , he too wants a purpose served, but instead of manipulating people he just tried to reason with them , rationalize them. Surely his method was tiring and will take a lot more effort than just showing people how they would benefit out of it. But I think it is the right way of doing it, true leadership, than using people's weaknesses to get your way with them.