![]() One society might insist that there is a God in the sky who is superior to all and everything. Soon, more and more details are added to embellish the fairy tale and establish its “truth.” Every culture has its own version. The same was done to the mother when she was also small and helpless. To survive, swallowing the milk is choiceless, no matter how contaminated. Hey, picky picky.Įvery new arrival into any society is given mother’s milk, stirred and shaken, with a sufficient dose of “America the Beautiful” or “God Save the Queen,” or whatever is needed to convey the emotional essence of the fairy tale. Or we can call them “approved conspiracy theories” – or just lies. Noam Chomsky calls them, “necessary illusions” as he describes them in Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies. About its history, its origins, its great leaders, its glorious past…. ![]() 13 min read Every society tells itself fairy tales.
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