As in the case of the Raj where 1500 power elites controlled the subcontinent, the world today is increasingly falling under the control of establishment academic elites. They seek ironclad control of the people. As you insightfully state, the caste and class system of the enslavers and enslaved enabled this, because the people acquiesced. The pseudocredentials of the elites are thought to bestow infallibility. If we the people continue to think of ourselves as minors, not possessed of the intellectual acumen to make our own decisions, total enslavement of the people will succeed as planned. Thank you for this insightful essay Dr. Maavik.
Its not the first time and certainly nothing new.
The academia and education serve Only to create more serfs of the system.
The power Centers do this for generations..
What is required for future generations, and if:
DISSCHAIRING ALL CHAIRED.
Apprenticeship needs to come back in fashion. Learn by doing. Not everyone needs to go to college.
As in the case of the Raj where 1500 power elites controlled the subcontinent, the world today is increasingly falling under the control of establishment academic elites. They seek ironclad control of the people. As you insightfully state, the caste and class system of the enslavers and enslaved enabled this, because the people acquiesced. The pseudocredentials of the elites are thought to bestow infallibility. If we the people continue to think of ourselves as minors, not possessed of the intellectual acumen to make our own decisions, total enslavement of the people will succeed as planned. Thank you for this insightful essay Dr. Maavik.