It's the same with gun control and the so-called war on drugs. The goal of the latter was always to have the police be equipped on par with the military, and it has succeeded. The goal of the former is so that no one can fight back against the latter.
Yep. Path of least resistance. Same reason it takes about five minutes after a dictator is installed for the overwhelming majority to happily assist the regime in slaughtering its own civilians. It's easy to be a traitor, it's hard to be a hero. Most people have no actual morals or ideals, they just don't want to be forced to think. Whoever promises a life of brainless docility is who the people will follow.
I think a lot of it comes from the internet, and “call out” culture…
If no one you know is willing to step up, and the internet (social media, mainly) suppresses you from seeing anyone else standing up, and anytime you do you get censored, shamed or even arrested… I imagine that contributes to the bizarre culture of enforced compliance we are seeing in many places…
At a guess.
It is odd, though, because even in fairly… Similar, neighboring countries and states, you can have completely different behaviour (Japan vs Taiwan and Korea; Poland and Slovakia vs the Czech Republic and Germany; Paraguay vs Brazil and Argentina; arguably even Mexico vs the rest of North America)…
It's the same with gun control and the so-called war on drugs. The goal of the latter was always to have the police be equipped on par with the military, and it has succeeded. The goal of the former is so that no one can fight back against the latter.
I wonder what is about for the people who blindly follow. Submission fetish?
Sheep gonna sheep. It's easier to just follow the herd than think and make your own decisions.
Yep. Path of least resistance. Same reason it takes about five minutes after a dictator is installed for the overwhelming majority to happily assist the regime in slaughtering its own civilians. It's easy to be a traitor, it's hard to be a hero. Most people have no actual morals or ideals, they just don't want to be forced to think. Whoever promises a life of brainless docility is who the people will follow.
I think a lot of it comes from the internet, and “call out” culture…
If no one you know is willing to step up, and the internet (social media, mainly) suppresses you from seeing anyone else standing up, and anytime you do you get censored, shamed or even arrested… I imagine that contributes to the bizarre culture of enforced compliance we are seeing in many places…
At a guess.
It is odd, though, because even in fairly… Similar, neighboring countries and states, you can have completely different behaviour (Japan vs Taiwan and Korea; Poland and Slovakia vs the Czech Republic and Germany; Paraguay vs Brazil and Argentina; arguably even Mexico vs the rest of North America)…
Bizarre, frankly. 🤷🏻♂️