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I don't have a problem with individuals; it's when those individuals form groups - or mobs - that things get ugly. On the other hand, as Linus van Pelt once said, "I love humanity - it's the people I can't stand."

The belief by some individuals that they can personally benefit by betraying their fellows. When these individuals rise to positions of power - as happens all too often - then life gets worse for everyone else.

But the elite at this point are living in even greater comfort - so the latter is seen as a win by those with the power to do anything about it.

Political correctness was never an affliction of the ruling clbutt (unless they're talking to the proles). Keeping the peasants unhappy leaves them open to suggestions as to how they can improve their lot - do this right and you have a guaranteed supply of cannon fodder.

Why stop there? It continues today. Everywhere.

buttuming that the comfort of the general populace is a priority - which it is not.

Here's a good topic for discussion. Do women really desire to have babies? Or is it just social conditioning? I can see no logical necessity for a desire to have babies. Many species manage to sustain their numbers even though they lack the intelligence (or even a brain) to sustain a desire to have babies. Now a desire to have love is a totally different thing (and I'll certainly not quibble about the existence of that).

Even given a race where both desires might exist, which one is the more powerful? Watch a couple of TV commercials and get back to me.

Considering that the spirit of co-operation seems to be dying out, and compulsion is usually used to other ends, I wouldn't hold my breath.

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