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A movement that overthrows oppressors does not eliminate domination; it transfers the position of master to whoever controls the apparatus of enforcement and information. The new rulers inherit the old structures of power because the structures themselves, not the individuals, generate tyranny.
Power maintained by altering the past: commandments and promises are quietly amended so that present abuses appear consistent with original principles. Because people misremember or cannot reference the original text, the ruling class controls reality by controlling the record of what was agreed.
Rulers consolidate power by inventing or amplifying an external and internal enemy onto whom all failures are projected. Each setback is blamed on a scapegoat, making the populace grateful for the protection of the very leaders causing their suffering.
Boxer, the strongest and most devoted laborer, works himself to collapse believing his sacrifice serves the collective, then is sold to the knacker the moment he is no longer useful. The system extracts maximum loyalty while feeling no reciprocal obligation, disguising betrayal as honor.