We have only scratched the surface of how deeply dominance/colonisation has affected the trajectory of human history.
Perhaps the greatest threat to our collective survival is humanity's might-makes-right mentality: Someone who's strong deserves to express their strength in any way they see fit. They make the rules, and they oversee their enforcement -- or lack thereof.
Democracy and law are inventions to restrict this kind of power, yet don't perfectly solve this (majority privilege).
A system infected with dominance -- even if it isn't the core -- when it values ideology over reality can push in any direction without any limitation/recourse.
It speaks with self-granted impunity about anything or anyone who it decides is other.
This is why our leaders need to have deep philosophical roots. Without the love of wisdom, there is no hope for us to use the power available to us well. There is boundless potential to see the problems we need to solve as small instead of huge.