What if slave mentality is part of the human condition, and a significant percentage of the population has and always will have it? What should the relationship between the government and those people be?
That's always been true to a point. It's just that throughout human civilizations in the past A) propaganda was never so pervasive and thorough and more importantly B) our societies weren't completely emasculated & feminist dominated.
There's always been at least this much propaganda, just not as many ways to see through it and allow that info to percolate through the collective zeitgeist. I'd say the real change is there's never been so much "I know that you know that we know you know" without dire repercussions for those in charge. That's probably a massive consequence of your point B)
There is a reason why nearly every culture developed not just slavery, but some form of caste system.
The problem isn't that these people exist, its that we deny they do. Instead of accepting the idea that sometimes the oppressed deserve their oppression, and some will never be able to reach beyond their station.
These are the unpleasant thoughts. Because our culture right now isn't designed to handle people with slave mentality. It's seen as a vice or shortcoming to be overcome instead of a simple fact of life for some people.
Its only unpleasant because it shakes up what you think reality is. Once you've accepted that you were wrong, or lied to, and try to see the world as it truly is these things stop being uncomfortable and just become the way it is.
"Please government, raise my children for me the way I want them raised"
This is the slave mentality, no doubt.
Well she's a single mom, obviously. Her husband is the State.
What if slave mentality is part of the human condition, and a significant percentage of the population has and always will have it? What should the relationship between the government and those people be?
Unpleasant thoughts I sometimes think...
That's always been true to a point. It's just that throughout human civilizations in the past A) propaganda was never so pervasive and thorough and more importantly B) our societies weren't completely emasculated & feminist dominated.
There's always been at least this much propaganda, just not as many ways to see through it and allow that info to percolate through the collective zeitgeist. I'd say the real change is there's never been so much "I know that you know that we know you know" without dire repercussions for those in charge. That's probably a massive consequence of your point B)
There is a reason why nearly every culture developed not just slavery, but some form of caste system.
The problem isn't that these people exist, its that we deny they do. Instead of accepting the idea that sometimes the oppressed deserve their oppression, and some will never be able to reach beyond their station.
These are the unpleasant thoughts. Because our culture right now isn't designed to handle people with slave mentality. It's seen as a vice or shortcoming to be overcome instead of a simple fact of life for some people.
Its only unpleasant because it shakes up what you think reality is. Once you've accepted that you were wrong, or lied to, and try to see the world as it truly is these things stop being uncomfortable and just become the way it is.