Tuesday, 16 November 2021

The educational system, whether lay or clerical, the structure of moral reflexes handed down from father to son, the exemplary honesty of workers who are given a medal after many years of good and loyal service, and the affection which springs from harmonious relations and good behavior - all these aesthetic expressions of respect for the established order serve to create around the exploited person an atmosphere of submission and of inhibition which lightens the task of policing considerably. A multitude of moral teachers, counselors and "bewilderers" separate the exploited from those in power.

Frantz Fanon

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