You ask great questions. This is a hard one, but I hate the idea of being ruled by someone. I might choose the first because I could learn to love the people I dislike and learn to be an benevolent ruler.
If I can contribute to the well being of my kingdom and my subjects, then I prefer to be the king. However, if my ruler is doing a good job then I would like to serve him or her as a loyal subject. Therefore it depends on the situation.
I would rather be around people I like even if it means being subbordinate to them.. They help to make life enjoyable. Interesting question and yet easy for me to answer.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.