Blind Submission To Authority Is Caused By Bad Parenting

About this episode

The episode discusses how poor parenting practices can lead to adults who blindly submit to authority.

Raising kids who aren't allowed to say no to you is raising adults who don't think anyone should be allowed to oppose their rulers. Reading by Tim Foley.

People in this episode

Hosts: Caitlin Johnstone, Tim Foley

Topics covered

• parenting
• authority
• opposition
• child development
• social behavior

Keywords

• bad parenting
• authority
• children
• opposition
• social conditioning

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