Bureaucracies behave quite similarly to mobs in that they take on a collective mind of their own (no brain or organized command and control mechanism required). Once bureaucracies take on a life of their own (i.e., achieve momentum and equilibrium), they seem to develop clear prime directives: remove all threats to themselves and gather power (sounds a lot like "eat and grow").
A natural objective or end result of such an organization is, as you can see, a totalitarian regime with it in charge.
Any individuals inside such a bureaucracy that are near a de facto power center can see where the organization is headed and, as a result of human nature, try to elbow their way to the top or front of such juggernaut.
Sometimes it actually works out for a while.
I always knew the world had people who want to tell everyone else what to do. I didn’t realize just how many there are, though.
And I currently "fear" our current bureaucracy and mass media are far too successful in influencing the direction of our future.