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Page 2 of 2 They tend to become freer, more capable of making their own decisions rather than having to rely on someone else telling them what to do; that is, relying on slave mentality. I dare you to say this is the way it is in today's society! In today's America, no one is responsible for doing whatever it is they've done: someone, something made them do it.  More often than not God or Satan. And right there you have the greatest perpetuator of slave mentality of them all: religion. You're subject to a master, God. You are "less than." You are a pawn, a thing, in the master's master plan (that you are too stupid to understand). You don't do anything but pray (usually for a miracle). You don't do anything you're not told to do--do or think. You run in (or on) fear: if you don't do this, you will be punished! If you do this, you will be punished! (Even though many priests have proven such damning, dictates are wrong otherwise, they wouldn't have abused those little boys because that kind of behavior means eternal damnation.) You can't make up your own mind. God or the Devil must tell you what to do. If you don't believe it, if you hypocritize, you set the yoke on your fellow man and if he won't do it you will hereticize him if you can't beat him into submission. There's always somebody less'n us'n. Look to the women! At heart, you know you are bad. Born badly. It's part of the dogma you've been handed for many millennia. Original sin. Original sin is acting on your own, using your freedom, and not blindly doing what you're told. You ain't s'posta be showin' no 'nitiative. What th'hell you doin'?! You bad. Shit, baby! You're original sin is believing this bull hockey! You bad. You bad to the bone. You ain't got no choice. Hell. . .you can't even save your ass, some other fucker gotsta do it for ya. Get rid of this kind of slave mentality, a mentality that underlies the very foundation of our society, and you stand a chance for freedom. Not "no" religion; humanity has a drive to discover meaning. But not "this kind" of religion. What would happen if we followed a philosophy, a weltanschauung that believed we were basically good? Shut your mouth, boy! whomp!! Ever notice how the great discovers of meaning in life--truth--all left traditional society to find freedom? That freedom is thinking on one's own. (Virtually the same as acting responsibly.) They couldn't find that freedom, that self-belief under the giant thumb of the traditional belief system, slave mentality, better'n less'n. * This racist dialect may be upsetting; it is not intended as racism. It is using racism to make a point because racism is slavery, enslaving. It is, too, regardless of color, a strong, strong thread in our society. ====================== Jimsecor is a freelance writer who has travelled extensively overseas, especially Japan and China. He has published in all genre and produced several plays over the years and has taught theatre, writing and literature.
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