An actor not inhibited by a society's ultimate taboo can dominate that society with a small force, because violating the taboo collapses the target's assumptions before material strength matters.
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An actor not inhibited by a society's ultimate taboo can dominate that society with a small force, because violating the taboo collapses the target's assumptions before material strength matters.
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Destroying a worldview is like cutting off someone's brain: it turns people into zombies and slaves because their basis for action has been removed.
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