When an individual lives in an oppressive environment, their nature changes; we call this phenomenon social oppression. Social oppression has the power to corrupt a person’s thought process and emotional state and reshape their moral compass. If a person lives in an oppressive society, then they will learn to accept and even practice and identify with its norms and values. For instance, if a person grows up in a patriarchal society where women are considered the ‘weaker’ gender, or in a very conservative society where the predominant religion is constantly mixed with politics and used as a guideline to govern the country, then that person will probably grow up into a sexist, ignorant, intolerant and even violent individual; the worst part is the fact that this person will think that their belief system is the right one, as they were taught to follow it and conform to it ever since they were children. The more one society becomes oppressive, the more it will affect the rational and emotional part of human nature, and it will normalize the idea that the oppressive system of values is okay.
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