There are always those who want to cure society of its ills, especially when they are young, & I was & still am one of them.
Thus far, our good intentions have invariably paved the way to hell, &, no longer young, I have given years of thought to understanding why this is.
Even if I'm wrong in some of the details, which I may well be, I think I'm on the right track, which is based on an evolutionary understanding of human nature & how it is perverted in the artificial environment of civilisation itself.
This artificial environment we call civilisation was not shaped by society's elites in the interests of society at large, but in their own narrow & short-sighted self-interests, which they rationalised as being in the interests of everyone.
When political parties were founded to represent the interests of ordinary people, their leaders were quickly corrupted into joining the elites, while rationalising it to themselves & others.
It happens every time, with academics being the professional rationalisers.
The difficulty is that the rationalising goes on at a largely subconscious level, which only #EvolutionaryPsychology can provide us some degree of access to.
Recognising that the primary purpose of the state is NOT to serve the interests of society at large is hugely important.
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