A group can retain superordinate status long after its subordinates vanish

Evidence

Through this fictional account, by which Tocqueville manages to convey his reflections on the journey, we begin to grasp some of the elements of the peculiar process of adjustment to - rather than rebellion against - domination which to different degrees involves both Naples and Sicily: the absenteeism of an aristocracy lured by the pleasures and servility of the court; the predominance of private over public concerns, of duplicity, cunning, and favour over merit; and the fashion for crime and murder, which have become habitual and are even felt to be legitimate Moreover, not only did the Spaniards exploit distrust for the purpose of domination, but they taught some of their subjects to do so too and to pass it on to others. — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 2121 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Traditional social structures and orders can disintegrate over time; Long domination produces adjustment to rather than rebellion — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 2121

Related

• Long domination produces adjustment to rather than rebellion (similarity 0.85)
• Sustained domination produces habitual adjustment rather than rebellion among subjects. (similarity 0.84)
• Famished petty strata always defect to the right at decisive moments (similarity 0.83)

Broader Connections

• Long domination produces adjustment to rather than rebellion #expands (0.82) — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 2121
• Traditional social structures and orders can disintegrate over time #complicates (0.72)