Throughout history, there were many oppressive systems so the elites can keep the masses in check. They include feudalism, which ties and forces peasants to work on a piece of land and slavery, which turns people into property. All of these forms of oppression came from a ruling class. Although optimists claim that oppression, especially from the the ruling class, doesn’t exist, however, as seen in recent history, in order for a ruling class to exist, there has to be an oppressed class,by forcing their views on their subordinates and exploiting their resources and labour. in order for a ruling class to exist, there has to be an oppressed class.According to Elie Wiesel,“In the name of Reichsführer Himmler…prisoner number … stole during the
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According to Marjane Satrapi, “I love the king. He was chosen by God…. That's what it says on the first page of our schoolbook.” Under the Shah’s regime, people were brainwashed into thinking that Shah was chosen by God. This was done in order for the shah to maintain his power over the people as most people in Iran at the time wouldn’t go against God’s supposed wishes. Likewise, in 1984 by George Orwell, one of the slogans of the ruling class in Oceania(The Party) was, “War is Peace.” This view that a nation can be in constant warfare yet is still peaceful is perpetuated by the ruling class in the United States in order for their private companies to profit from the wars that they force the oppressed class to fight in. They do this by telling the people that they are in danger by some unknown enemy in order to distract from the real issues plaguing our country. Similarly, According to Paul Bremmer, Alex Newman states that, “If you subject yourself to a government school or you subject your children to a government school, you’re automatically starting with a huge handicap because a government school is scientifically designed to dumb you down.” The ruling class in the United States needs an indoctrinated population to serve them without question which is what the public education is used for. Children in the United states are being dumbed down to the point that they soon won’t be able to question anything that they are told, they will just do what they are
According to Marjane Satrapi, “I love the king. He was chosen by God…. That's what it says on the first page of our schoolbook.” Under the Shah’s regime, people were brainwashed into thinking that Shah was chosen by God. This was done in order for the shah to maintain his power over the people as most people in Iran at the time wouldn’t go against God’s supposed wishes. Likewise, in 1984 by George Orwell, one of the slogans of the ruling class in Oceania(The Party) was, “War is Peace.” This view that a nation can be in constant warfare yet is still peaceful is perpetuated by the ruling class in the United States in order for their private companies to profit from the wars that they force the oppressed class to fight in. They do this by telling the people that they are in danger by some unknown enemy in order to distract from the real issues plaguing our country. Similarly, According to Paul Bremmer, Alex Newman states that, “If you subject yourself to a government school or you subject your children to a government school, you’re automatically starting with a huge handicap because a government school is scientifically designed to dumb you down.” The ruling class in the United States needs an indoctrinated population to serve them without question which is what the public education is used for. Children in the United states are being dumbed down to the point that they soon won’t be able to question anything that they are told, they will just do what they are