Hey @cmplxty no problem and sorry for the delay in getting back to you but I haven't been around very much over the weekend. Yes the left/right paradigm is a prison for the mind .. pure hopium, because this time it's going to be different .. isn't it? It's so easy to get drawn into and yet people don't seem to realise we continue to spin in ever decreasing circles and nothing ever changes .. well apart from the slow but steady erosion of our freedoms.

I think the experiment you're talking about is called the Milgram experiment .. and yes it clearly displayed that rather than refuse orders there were a certain demographic of the population that are willing to inflict pain and even kill on command! We have become so indoctrinated to these control mechanisms and the hierarchical construct of our society, that orders circumvent our capacity for empathy and compassion .. scary stuff! Thanks again for the great comment my friend.