Playing Dumb, I’ll Make You Despair!

Kara-El had never believed she could lose. No one understood how the upper class worked. If she could order a single person to make a choice—especially a high-ranking Kandor City official—then that official's subordinates would choose to attach themselves to her as well. The people under those subordinates' jurisdiction, along with their families, friends, and neighbors, would all follow suit. A massive power bloc could be built just that simply. Because people were weak, they needed to cling to the strong.