Have a look at Michael Tsarion's work for - amongst many other highly relevant topics - the psychology of the Master/ Slave dynamic and how the slave plays as important a part in the continuation of this abusive relationship. Not easy to hear, but when it's unpacked it becomes evident. Of course, the collective psychology has been hijacked by fuckers like Bernays and B.F. Skinner and all the other social engineers and so we see most people taking the easy option and choosing not to address the myriad of inconsistencies in their own psyche; ignoring the calling of their True Self.

This gives you the essential points:

Michael Tsarion: The Roots of Evil, from https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=GouTTOmxWgs