@phillyc - I believe it's been going on for years.
First it started with religion, the crown & then eventually government.
Even most parents think they OWN their children as if they are pieces of property.
And religion has been making a HUGE comeback which is shocking to me.
In the last 2 years (maybe it's just b/c I started on FB & YT & was on them all the time) I've seen people online citing gawd this, jesus that, scripture this, gawd bless you OVER & OVER again so much so that it makes me sick.
And I am NOT talking about me being in religious groups or on religious channels because obviously that's NOT where I hang on.
On all groups that are about all-natural holistic health ,I get it, I get these people showing up on YT channels that are against war, are into freedom, & many others.
I'm a spiritually conscious person & I don't believe in religion or even a gawd.
I do believe in the Universe though & I do believe in the Laws of Nature.
The fact that people are unable to make decisions on their own because they always have to check in with something else to get permission, just shows you the slave mentality that most of society lives under.