30 Jun 2021 3:37 pm
Although I mostly agree with you, there are nuances that I think you're missing. Power is never static, and the source of power changes over time with different values, culture, popular notions, etc...FOS » 30 Jun 2021, 2:16 pm » wrote: ↑ you are totally wrong dude. I was aware of this stuff back in like 2013.
But i think you jsut have a brainwashed and false idea of the nature of power...certainly people in power WANT us to be brainwashed like you.
It is possible to have an egalitarian CULTURE....christianity for example promotes a very egalitarian culture. SO you can expect a christian society to somewhat more egalitarian than...say...a jewish society. Confucianism, also, is egalitarian in a way similar to christianity.
But there is no such thing as an egalitarian system of power. Power literally means that the strong is oppressing weaker people.
And it is viewed as a superior alternative to anarchy...because in anarchy there is no individual who is protected by some 'alpha' dog. Under anarchy, anyone can oppress anyone, depending on their relative strength...under government only the established powers can oppress people...and that is less people....get it?
so the entire idea of an egalitarian government is just a myth and a farce.
try to ponder this...it is really important that people understand this fundamental nature of power.
There are certain things that will always provide power, such as the threat of physical force, and highly specialized expertise/knowledge in a vital field. The cop frame will always have power, as will the doctor frame. The doctor frame is so powerful, it outranks dictators at times. Stalin for example, in fading health near the end of his life, would have to submit to the orders of physicians for his own good. He wants to attack the west, they tell him to take a pill and have a nice nap, he obeys but is pissed off about it, hence the sudden persecution he launched against them https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctors%27_plot
In ancient Japan, a huge source of power was derived from something so stupid as making a perfect tea ceremony.