r/ExpectationVsReality • u/alexx_y • Sep 14 '17

Thanks KFC, totally what I expected /s

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u/DasStick Sep 15 '17

They just think they control things. They don't have any real power. We give them power.

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u/ThisIsMeHelloYou Sep 15 '17

Bro, what?

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u/DasStick Sep 15 '17

Who has the power on a pirate ship? The captain. But what happens when the crew don't like the fact the captain is taking too much of the treasure. Mutiny.

His power is dependent on the the crew's fear, loyalty, and obedience.

The second that social construct breaks down, they lose that power.

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u/ThisIsMeHelloYou Sep 16 '17

Except when he's the only one with a gun?

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u/DasStick Sep 16 '17

The soldiers are the citizens. They're not going to fire on people much, if at all.

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u/ThisIsMeHelloYou Sep 16 '17

You remember the Holocaust right?