“In the beginning of civilization we controlled agricultural production and distribution of food. After the first revolt, which happened over control of the food stores, we took command of the gods. We created standing armies, and made alliances with the priests. They became the first figure heads. People listened to them because it was believed that the gods spoke through them. The gods controlled the weather and the seasons. In practice, the priests were the keepers of the calendar. They kept the stories about the movement of the stars and the seasons, and knew when to plant and when to wait.”
“Our growing armies, allied with the priests and gods, meant we were unstoppable. To go against us was to invoke the wrath of the gods. Our armies would destroy anyone who opposed us. We began conquering territory and increasing the dominance of civilization. Thus began the global conquest of our civilizations over the savage cultures of the earth.”
“For thousands of years this worked well for all civilizations. People contributed their labor to building civilization. Those that would not help willingly were enslaved. The stronger civilizations conquered the weak. Eventually, the leaders of the standing army became the dictators, replacing the priests. They became the supreme rulers, which the gods favored over all others.”
“Later, the dictator became, for us, a sacrificial figure. It gave us an easy scapegoat when the population turned against us. If things went bad, we could sacrifice the dictator, and replace him with a new one to maintain our control over the population.”
“Later, out of the decline of the Roman empire, came the dominance of the monotheistic christian god of everything. The benevolent dictator in the sky who cannot be questioned or defeated. This brought our authoritarian standards into all things. Everything being created by god. Instead of blaming the dictator, or the priests, if the weather turned bad, people could only blame themselves for not living up to God’s expectations. Humans would work to please God. The kings and lords and clergy were to keep order in God’s name. To question them, was to question God’s will. The late Roman civilization fused all the popular forms of social control into one system.”
“For a time, Christianity worked well for us. The weak minded believed in it. The elites saw through the facade, and learned how to use it in their favor. We still sacrificed our puppet leaders, when necessary, but it happened less frequently. They became less important to the stability of civilization.”
“By the end of the sixteenth century, we were quickly replacing god and kings, with the market economy. We now had the rule of law which superseded kings and dictators. It’s foundation codified our economy and laws in a way which could not be questioned or countered. We directed the only redress through courts, which we control, but which have the illusion of objectivity and fairness. Lawyers became the keepers of the social structure, working in their own self interest to maintain order and stability.”
“The corporation became our primary mediator in development and services. Corporations could do what governments were unable or unwilling to do. Built as dictatorships, we controlled them through the board of trustees, owned them through shares of profits. The CEO took the place of our sacrificial king.”
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