Pretty much just racism. Replace “colored man” with the minority of the day and there you go.
If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.
Loyalty to the leader, and implicitly knowing whom to ratfuck to climb the ladder.
Ok, true and thats always been behind the veil of conservatism but is that what they will tell their children?
What virtue will they signal?
Will they abandon the actual tools they need to build a modern society?
Pretty much just racism. Replace “colored man” with the minority of the day and there you go.
Usually veiled in religion. Also the American dream, work your way up instead of investing into education.