3. Elements of knowledge of neuroscience, sexuology needed to understand what is going on around us - basic lecture

Neurophysiological, ambitational and sexual education of the whole society - to rescue the world

Andrzej Brodziak, Danuta Abram, Alicja Różyk-Myrta,    University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Nysa, Poland   

Abstract    

The authors at the outset consider data  related the dangerous geopolitical confrontation and polarization of ideological attitudes. They enumerate the most controversial social problems and illustrate the diversity of regulations in the legislation on custom behaviors by citing maps and charts produced e.g by the World Justice Project. They maintain that the interpretation of the actual situation would be more effective taking into account the neural determinants of liberal and conservative attitudes.  The consideration of subconscious, biologically conditioned mental attitudes explain Fukuyama's mistake. The steady emergence of authoritarian regimes consolidating the patriarchal organization of society is inevitable. Counteraction by proponents of liberal attitudes has led to varied customs in different countries. The authors believe that a reduction of polarization of ideological conflicts and improvement of mental public health could be achieved by implementing a broad educational program, disseminating some elements of knowledge from the realm of neurophysiology and  the history of influences of religious doctrines on attitudes to sexuality and conditions of widespread hypocrisy. They propose an outline of such an educational program. An important element of this educational program should be an attempt to convince participants that one should not be passive and should take one's own, even a slight action aimed at fighting for increasing freedom, which is threatened not only by oppressive authoritarian power but also by current patriarchal patterns.

Introduction

When we follow the contents of selected, recognized journals and the content of daily conversations, we can determine the problems and dilemmas that are of the greatest concern today [1-4]. The following probably are among the most disturbing social problems today:  

1.      The threat of nuclear war on a global scale as a result of geopolitical polarization.

2.      The growing impoverishment of many societies resulting from the ongoing war.

3.      The intensification of ideological disputes and the poor state of public mental health (the prevalence of depression, drug addiction).

4.   A low average level of mental well-being (a lack of optimism).  

5.   Numerous local conflicts ethnic, cultural, and economic in nature.

6.   Poverty and even the threat of food and energy shortages in many regions of the world.

7.   Low levels of education in many countries, regions. Vulnerability to false data.

8.   Excessive polarization of wealth and controlled capital.

9.   Demographic problems.

The purpose of this article is to try to formulate an explanation for the causes of these two phenomena and to propose remedies.   

The current diversity of ways in which societies are organized

Using Fukuyama’s social theory, known by the phrase "the end of history", one can determine quite precisely under which circumstances effective solutions could be found for most of the listed global problems [5]. Thus, for the purposes of this inference, it can be assumed that most of the problems could be avoided if in all societies a democratic way of replacing the ruling authorities was assured so that the decisions and regulations made by such authorities would be optimal and not threatening to their neighbors.  A change of government is only possible if the organization of a given society is democratic. Fukuyama assumed that such a situation would soon arise in all countries.  However, this has not happened [6]. There are still many countries in the world, controlled by authoritarian or even totalitarian regimes.  

If we consider, for example, Russia as an example of a totalitarian-run country, then the result of the vote held in the UN General Assembly on March 2, 2022 to condemn the attack on Ukraine can serve as an illustration of the prevalence of acceptance of autocratic rule. It is illustrated by the map (Fig.1) presented below, illustrating the results of  United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/1 [8].  

   .  Legend: green - in favor, red - against, yellow - abstained, blue - absent, grey - non-UN-member.  Source:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_ES-11/1#/media/File:United_Nations_General_Assembly_resolution_ES-11_L.1_vote.svg

For our inference, it is useful to formulate a practical, intuitive criterion helping to determine if a particular country is ruled in a democratic way. Most readers will probably agree that such a criterion should include the question, "Whether free, fair elections are held in the country, and whether there is freedom of speech, freedom of religion, whether the rights of minorities and equality between men and women are respected”.    

It is worth noting that this criterion cannot be limited only to the question of whether the group of people in power is selected on the basis of properly organized, free elections. In many countries, elections are not free and fair. More important, though, is the fact that after an authoritarian regime has been in place for a long time, the restriction of freedom of speech that takes place makes the majority of citizens of such a country give credence to intense propaganda, and they support, even during elections, a continuation of the authoritarian regime.   

An essential part of the criterion for the existence of a democratic government is therefore to ask whether there is freedom of speech, adherence to the rules of law, and whether there is respect for the rights of minorities and equality between men and women. It is usually difficult to implement and maintain a democratic system if the organization of society is still patriarchal in nature. An intuitive criterion confirming the existence of democratic governance of a country is the proportion of women sitting in the parliament of the country.   

One can also refer to the findings made by the World Justice Project [9]. WJP is becoming increasingly more well known. On this organization's website we can read:   

The WJP is an independent, multidisciplinary organization working to advance the rule of law worldwide... Research shows that rule of law correlates to higher economic growth, greater peace, less inequality, improved health outcomes, and more education...  The WJP Rule of Law Index® calculates scores and rankings for eight factors and 44 sub-factors....  The scores and rankings of the WJP Rule of Law Index are organized around eight primary factors: Constraints on Government Powers, Absence of Corruption, Open Government, Fundamental Rights, Order and Security, Regulatory Enforcement, Civil Justice, and Criminal Justice... Scores range from 0 to 1, where 1 signifies the highest score (strong adherence to the rule  of low) and 0 signifies the lowest possible score (weak adherence to the rule  of law).  

It is easy to become familiarized with the diversity of this score among the 140 countries of the world by looking at the map presented in Fig. 2.

Fig. 2.  Legend: Adherence to rule of law: Red color - very low adherence, green color - high adherence   Source:  WJP Rule of Law Index | Global Insights (worldjusticeproject.org)

In order to visualize differences between countries with strong and week adherence to the rules of law and the practical utility of determining this score we present the maps (diagrams of sub-scores) for USA, Germany and Venezuela (Figs. 3,4,5)

The probable cause of the steady emergence of authoritarian regimes  

Our own analysis of data from neural sciences, sociology and psychology leads us to formulate a possible theoretical explanation for why there is a steady emergence of authoritarian regimes around the world.  This explanation is based on the insights of those researchers who have noted that specific neurophysiological characteristics predispose one to liberal-democratic or conservative attitudes [10-16]. Our explanation is based on the fact that the main distinguishing attitudes characteristic for conservatives include: respect for traditional authorities (authority), a sense of belonging to a group and identifying with the views of its members (ingroup), and respect for the so-called purity of the body (purity) [15]. Among these qualities, there are no attitudes that encourage democratic interpersonal relations. Thus, there are constant conditions that a leader will emerge from those with conservative views, wishing to seize power and then never wanting to give it up again.    

Such a leader often succeeds in persuading a large number of supporters because they are also people from his social circle, and therefore also people with a conservative attitude, who see nothing wrong with the abolition of democratic social control. What is more, the leader and the community of conservatives who support him approve and even prefer so-called "strong-arm rule." An immanent personality trait of people with conservative views is at the same time a favoritism for traditions, including religious traditions, and an aversion to freedom of customs, which leads to the maintenance of the patriarchal organization of society.   

The intensity and diversity of ideological controversies over ethical issues  

If one considers the list of humanity's most disturbing problems, it can be seen that they stem also from widespread patterns of behavior, patterns of mores, and common prejudices. It is possible to identify those problems for which, globally, there is considerable differentiation and even extreme polarization of views. This significant differentiation can be seen in the maps, presented below, showing the diversity of outlooks and regulations characteristic for particular countries of the world (Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9). The polarization of views is significant in such contentious dilemmas as adultery laws, the legality of prostitution and pornography, the permissibility of abortion,

Fig.  6. Legend: Legality and Decriminalization of Adultery in the United States   Adultery is a Felony   Adultery is a Misdemeanor   Adultery Decriminalized between 2020 and the present   Adultery Decriminalized between 2010 and 2020   Adultery Decriminalized between 2000 and 2010   Adultery Decriminalized between 1990 and 2000   Adultery Decriminalized before 1990   Adultery never Criminalized, or Unknown date of Decriminalization

Fig. 7. Legend: Legal regulations concerning  prostitution  Abolitionism – prostitution is legal, but organized activities such as brothels and pimping are illegal; prostitution is not regulated   Neo-abolitionism – illegal to buy sex and for 3rd party involvement, legal to sell sex   Prohibitionism – prostitution illegal   Legality varies with local laws

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution#/media/File:Prostitution_laws_of_the_world2.svg

Fig. 8. Legend: Legal regulations concerning pornography.  :    Pornography legal   Pornography legal, but under some restrictions   Pornography illegal   Data unavailable

Source:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#/media/File:Pornography_laws.svg

Fig. 9. Legend: Legality of abortion by country or territory Legal on request:   No gestational limit   Gestational limit after the first 17 weeks   Gestational limit in the first 17 weeks   Unclear gestational limit Legally restricted to cases of:   Risk to woman's life, to her health*, rape*, fetal impairment*, or socioeconomic factors   Risk to woman's life, to her health*, rape, or fetal impairment   Risk to woman's life, to her health*, or fetal impairment   Risk to woman's life*, to her health*, or rape   Risk to woman's life or to her health   Risk to woman's life   Illegal with no exceptions   No information *.

Source:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion#/media/File:Abortion_Laws.svg

A convincing explanation for this variation requires a discussion of the reasons for the prevalence of hypocritical attitudes of custom patterns. It is necessary to explain the connection between these dilemmas and the messages of religious systems and the position of the clergy.   

If we take into account the content put out by activists of the feminist movement, women's rights activists as well as authors of publications in the field of psychology, sexology and the message of many contemporary writers, it should be concluded that the community in Western countries has already acquired the knowledge that could be the basis for eliminating prejudice and hypocrisy in widespread customs.   

However, in some regions of the world such as the Middle East, Iran, Afghanistan, Indonesia and many African countries, which are mainly countries inhabited by the followers of Islam, the elements of this knowledge are not disseminated. Moreover, their dissemination is prohibited.   

Even in countries of Western culture this knowledge is not effectively disseminated. It should be remembered that the changes in customs have taken place relatively recently. The occurrence of these transformations is referred to by the term the “sexual revolution”, which is documented by many cultural accomplishments. This is well illustrated by the map, cited in Figure 7, showing the diversity of adultery laws in the United States.   

It is worth recalling the data on the calendar of changes in customs that have taken place. For example, as late as 1973, there was legislation in Germany known as "Kuppelparagraph," which prohibited the renting of rooms to non-married couples [17]. Punishment also threatened such parents who allowed their children to have contact with potential sexual partners in the family home or neglected to supervise their children's moral behavior [17].  

In many circles, there are social processes that either block the dissemination of this knowledge or block the application of solutions, including legal regulations, that would eliminate prejudice and hypocrisy. This state of affairs can be illustrated by numerous examples. One can, for example, enumerate the encyclic “Humanae vitae” elaborated by Pope Paul VI, the cancellation of Roe vs. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, the amendment of regulations on abortion on 2021 by the Constitutional Court in Poland.  An analysis of published works on this issue leads us to formulate the hypothesis presented below.  

Cognitive gap requiring neurophysiological and sexual education of the whole society

Due to specific conditions in the field of social and cultural development, the possessed anthropological knowledge about human nature is not widespread enough to prevent dangerous threats. [18]. The key missing links of the discernment can be expressed.

It is necessary to make people aware that within the culture of Western countries, even in countries where there has been significant secularization and withdrawal from religious practices, the mindset of most inhabitants still obligates them to consider religious promises for an afterlife and the recommended sexual abstinence. It should be remembered that Western culture in spiritual matters refer to Christianity because no other benchmarks have been established. In this situation, the statements about sexuality that are embedded in the most important dogmatic records still apply. Thus, the statements on the subject declared by the founder, who establishing this religious cult applies. It is a commentary on the seventh commandment, written in the text of the '”Sermon on the Mount” (Matthew 5: 27-32 - the seventh commandment - Thou shalt not commit adultery) [19]. If an existing, irrevocable, dogmatic record on sexuality is not a convincing argument, then it should be recalled that celibacy still applies in the Catholic Church, which implicitly plays the role of an example. To recognize the intensity and prevalence of this bias, we propose considering one’s own emotional reaction to Dr. Robin Buckley's TED lecture [20].  

It is necessary to realize that conservative values, which include so called ‘pro-life’ attitude, opposition to a holistic sexual education, and many regulations constituting women's rights, also stem from religious argumentation. The perception of dangerous, demonic sexuality usually occurs simultaneously with attempts to limit, enslave, and impose the will not only in the domain of sexuality, but also in all other spheres of life. Accusing persons always refer to one of the stereotypes of thought and taboo prohibitions formulated on the basis of religion and speak from the point of view of sexually embarrassed people. The link between aversion to sexuality and the desire to restrict freedom can be traced, for example, by analyzing the social relations taking place in Afghanistan and Iran.

The circumstances, described above, are explained for example by the author of the article with the meaningful title: "Why do Putin, Trump, Tucker Carlson and the Republican party sound so alike?" [21]. It is important to realize that the maintenance of the above-mentioned attitudes is the basis for upholding the patriarchal organization of society. In those societies where such patriarchal relationships have been abandoned, such as in some Scandinavian countries where governments are headed by liberal-minded women, the danger of a shift to authoritarian power is removed [22]. Conversely, the social situation in countries such as Iran and Afghanistan provide arguments for the link between an aversion to sexuality, the patriarchal organization of society and the tendency toward authoritarian governance.  

It is important to realize that in patriarchally organized societies - criticism of thinking, independence of judgment, and curiosity are not positive values. A hypocritical attitude and passivity are widespread and not socially condemned [23-27]. The widespread attitude of hypocrisy probably stems from a desire to avoid tension between natural human drives, desires and even clandestine behavior, and what, in the face of the taboo system in force, can be officially recognized or said. Hypocrisy makes it possible to think and do some things and say something else.

To complete our inference, it is necessary to recall here the characteristic set of psychological traits of people with a conservative attitude, that is, people who tend to run a patriarchal society. We stressed above that they are characterized by "respect for traditional authorities (authority), a sense of belonging to a group and identifying with the views of its members (ingroup), and respect for the so-called purity of the body (purity)." Not surprisingly, people who do not fully share views labeled with the term "purity" apply a kind of defense mechanism in the form of a hypocritical attitude towards those characterized by "authority" and "ingroup" attitudes. Hypocrisy in family relationships has become an attitude that is transferred to social relationships. Hypocrisy has also steadily become a way of dealing with people who want to dominate others. 

These general statements can be explained by an attempt to describe the average level of frustration and its reasons noted by doctors, psychologists and nurses (health care professionals and psychotherapists) in many countries of the world [18]. Many parents cannot cope with upbringing problems. A significant proportion of youth experience trauma and feel lonely. Alcoholism and other addictions, as well as personality disorders often result from deficits in emotional support

Many couples bond without prior discussion of expected patterns of behavior. The lack of honest conversations beforehand is due to the fact that  discussions about the dilemmas of fidelity, exclusivity, betrayal, and expected sexual behaviour are avoided. Many married couples and other partnerships are frustrated by the need for fertility treatments. In some countries, the regulations regarding the admissibility of terminating a pregnancy are still a problem. A significant proportion of people in average communities do not have firm, high self-esteem.

It seems to us that it is important to emphasize that there are two interacting sources  of the adverse mental state of public health 

Taking into account the list of the most important contemporary problems of concern formulated at the outset, it might seem that they stem mainly from the undemocratic organization of many societies highlighted above, which often leads to authoritarian, oppressive governments. However, we have also included in this list the causes of discomfort resulting from intensified ideological disputes. The poor state of society's mental health (prevalence of depression, drug addiction, low average mental well-being, optimism deficit) may be due not so much to government influence as to ideological disputes around ethical issues.

If we look at the social situation in Iran and Afghanistan, two exemplary countries characterized by a low WJP Rule of Law Index we see, not only low scores for such a parameter as "1.6. Lawful transition of power" but also for such parameters as "4.4 Freedom of expression" and "4.6 Right to privacy", "8.4 Discrimination".  

So, it should be said that these limitations are also the result of widespread behavior patterns, customary patterns, widespread prejudices. The intensity and variety of ideological disputes around ethical issues vary widely from country to country around the world. This considerable variation can be seen in the maps quoted above showing the diversity of views and regulations specific to each country of the world (Figures 6,7,8,9).

The question arises as to how much this second behavioral conditioning of adverse public mental health is the result of ruling regimes, and how much is rather the result of  tradition in the domain of  customs.

The remarks made above delineate what elements of knowledge should be provided in a possible educational program that should be implemented to improve the described situation.

The outline of an educational program on neuroscience and sexuality necessary to improve public mental health. 

In order to reduce the number of people’s existential frustrations as well as global threats, it is necessary to implement universal education of young people and also adults on how to eliminate hypocrisy in widespread customs. It would be possible to alleviate people's numerous existential frustrations as well as dangerous social and geopolitical imbalances by supplementing the content taught in current educational systems with knowledge of elements of neuroscience and psychological functioning in the area of sexuality.   

The educational program discussed here should aim not only to transfer theoretical knowledge but to teach specific action skills. It should include the ability to exert "at least minimal personal influence." The program should make the participants have the ambition to realize a personal achievement aimed at diminishing an area controlled either by authoritarian authorities or by a patriarchal society.   

The overall goal of the educational program in question would be to transfer the knowledge and skills that would benefit each individual concerned, as well as society as a whole. These tangible, real benefits would consist in increasing the "area of freedom" both for oneself and for society as a whole.  

It follows from the above presented considerations that in many countries the quality of existence, rights, freedom can be limited from two sides, by an oppressive authoritarian regime and by restrictive accepted patterns of behavior (taboo system).  While the conditions and methods of the struggle for the rule of laws are widely discussed in current publicism, less well known are the elements of knowledge and skills useful for expanding "one's own area of freedom" by downplaying restrictive customs.

The educational course discussed here would have to explain and disseminate an important piece of neuroscience knowledge that there always will be (i) conservative and (ii) liberal people, and that one can exaggerate and take a far-right populist stance in this regard. It would be necessary to explain that (a) people should not be gullible and naive, that (b) that it is important to distinguish truth from falsehood - and detect attempts to turn the truth on its head, (c) how to spot manifestations of hypocrisy and cynicism and detect the hidden agenda, i.e., the real intention of interlocutors. This teaching should also emphasize that it is very important to be interested in what is happening in the world  and what people of culture  have to say. It should be made aware that socially and personally beneficial is the attitude not to be passive, silent, that it is a value to talk, discuss and transfer own observations to others. Moreover, the educational program discussed here should specify what tools of objective assessment are available (questionnaires, scales, tests, interview scenarios) determining what is the situation in a given community. 

It would be necessary to raise awareness that over the centuries many other systems of spiritual power have already been proposed (in addition to Christianity), ranging from ancient philosophical concepts (Platonism, Pantheism) to different religious systems such as Buddhism (vide: Thailand), Shintoism (vide: Japan), Confucianism (vide China). It is important to know what the message of these other systems is about sexuality.

A key element of the program should be raising awareness of the importance of exerting "personal influence." As we have already stressed, the program should make participants have the ambition to realize a personal accomplishment aimed at diminishing an area controlled either by authoritarian authorities or by a patriarchal society. It is easy to provide examples of the practical realization of this "personal impact."   

The form of educational activities can be very different. We give suggestions for titles of appropriate lectures of such an educational course.  Most likely, for each such topic, a justifiable, pertinent, written or recorded lecture can be found in existing information resources [25-27].  

List of lectures:  

1. A concise, synthetic presentation of man's mental functioning and the importance of sexuality  for his body and mind.

2. The inevitable diversification of minds into (i) conservatives and (ii) liberals.

3. The reason of Fukuyama's mistake. The social mechanism of the steady emergence of  authoritarian regimes. Characteristics and criteria of patriarchal societies (exemplified by Russia, Iran, Afghanistan) and liberal-democratic societies (Denmark, Finland,  Netherlands as examples).

4. Historical data on changes in women's rights and sexual manners.

5. Religion and desire, religion and sexual reward. Christianity vs. other sources of spirituality.  

6. The average current pattern of psychological 'growing up' and the resulting pattern  of behavior, taboo system and hypocrisy.

7. Current average attitudes toward women's equality, eliminating violence against women, eliminating various forms of bullying and harassment, also dilemmas regarding  adultery, acquiescence to divorce, non-monogamy, contraception, in-vitro fertility  treatment, abortion, prostitution, pornography, privacy of sexual behavior, sex education,  and acquiescence in dealing with these dilemmas through hypocrisy. Knowledge of ways  (tools) to objectively assess the situation in a given community.  

8. The average contemporary formation of the youth's mindset, the avoidance of the "crucial straightforward conversation" (catchworld "the indispensability of one frank conversation")  and the most common causes of trauma.

9. How to understand the goal and how to have the ambition to realize a personal achievement aimed at diminishing an area controlled either by authoritarian authorities or by patriarchal  society

10. The alleged, anticipated impact, possible effect of reducing hypocrisy, respecting women's   rights and the postulates of sustainable feminism regarding the quality of life, rule of law and geopolitics.

he descriptions of the elements of the special education program, discussed here,  is characterized by a rather high level of generality. In order to give an idea of the objectives of the program, we precise here one of the selected element to illustrate better the planned method of impact. We will do so regarding the 8th program element defined as: "The average, contemporary formation of the youth's mindset, avoiding the "key sincere conversation" (watchword: "the indispensability of one sincere conversation").   

So, in the course of the "average, contemporary formation of the youth mindset" it is assumed (and so it is presented in conversations and in writing) that partners should be faithful to each other, otherwise it is the treason. Infidelity, i.e. acts that are inconsistent with the pledge given to the partner, is undoubtedly reprehensible. The prevalence of such situations (vide literature and films) prompts us to look for reasons. The answer can be found already analyzing the average circumstances of the pledge of allegiance. Treason is an action contrary to the pledge of allegiance. The question arises, however, to what extent the partners have pledged fidelity to each other. The paradoxical nature of the cognitive deficit on this issue lies here in the fact that this pledge was ritualistic only. It did not occur in the course of a sincere conversation.  Moreover, it would be difficult not to pledge fidelity, as it would be incompatible with the taboo system determined by several factors. Not pledging allegiance is almost impossible in the face of the Seventh Commandment and the average expectations of people being from the enneagramic tragic-romantic sign.  Moreover, this ritual pledge is usually not contradicted the predictions of young people who have just met. The problem arise usually at a later age.  

There often arises the need to have another conversation, but this time not a ritual one, but a difficult and sincere about the promise of faithfulness. However, such talks are not conducted. The need for a renewed - this time sincere - conversation about how much we want to keep our fidelity is discussed in her numerous materials by Dr. Zhana Vrangalova [ https://www.drzhana.com/ ] [28, 29]. The more detailed discussion of the element 8 of the program indicates an example of  the content contributing to the existence of difficult social problems, requiring additional explanations by the discussed special educational program.  

A more precise description of the content of the mentioned lectures exceeds the possibilities of this article. However, it is possible to find in the existing cultural, cinematographic and journalistic records the lectures and presentations conveying the correct message for the highlighted topics. The examples can constitute the  video presentations developed by Olivia Richman [30], Helen Fisher [31], Esther Perel [32,33], Tilly Lawless [34], Nicole Emma [35], Olivia Tarplin [36].

The expected effect of diminishing hypocrisy and respecting women's rights and postulates of sustainable feminism on the population quality of life, the rule of law and geopolitics.

The presented vision of broad, population-based neurophysiological and sexual education has not yet been realized. The authors of the article recognize that they have no evidence that it would be beneficial.

However, taking into account the nature of the proposed educational activity, it should be expected that the appropriate legislative process would be stimulated  or accelerated modifying legislation to consider feminist demands regarding women's equality, eliminating violence against women, eliminating various forms of mobbing and harassment. At the same time, many people would be urged to address feminist dilemmas (dilemmas usually raised by women, i.e., by 50% of people expressing their opinion in non-patriarchal societies) - regarding consent to divorce, non-monogamy, contraception, in-vitro infertility treatment, abortion, prostitution, pornography, privacy of sexual behavior, sexual education and permission to deal with these dilemmas through hypocrisy. It can be predicted that improving the quality of interpersonal relationships as a result of increasing the honesty of conversations and eliminating hypocrisy should reduce the average level of frustration.  

This should lead to a lower incidence of mental disorders such as depression and anxiety. The outlined program would probably reduce alcohol and drug addiction, reduce the frequency of acts of violence, mobbing, harassment, a xenophobic attitude, and hostility to refugees, would be less frequent. Fewer adolescents would have personality disorders and fewer educational difficulties would occur. Fewer partnerships would experience so-called incompatibilities of character, fewer politicians would display extremely fundamentalist or authoritarian attitudes, some publicists, journalists would abandon widespread misrepresentation and manipulation, some clergy would modify their strict, fundamentalist message.  

Who could implement the education program of the whole society  

The outlined kind of educational program could be implemented by the government of a particular country. Then the government could use the entire educational system (schools of all levels, universities) and promotional campaigns in the media. Such an intention of the government would only be possible if the government was based on a parliamentary majority, which had in its political program a plan to implement the vision presented here. Nevertheless, we realize that in countries where there is still a patriarchal organization of societies, the implementation of such an educational program will not be undertaken.  

To a limited extent, however, such activities can be undertaken by doctors, nurses and psychologists working in institutions dealing with public health and health care [28-30]. Our article is aimed at stimulating discussion on the justification of taking such initiatives.  

The content of this lecture also gives rise to the possibilities resulting from one of the postulates of the 'special educational program'. We posit  above that the key element of the program should be awareness of the importance of exerting "personal influence". As we emphasized, the program should make the participants have the ambition to realize a personal achievement, aimed at diminishing the area controlled either by the authoritarian authorities or by the patriarchal society. Determining the essence of these personal accomplishments is simple. Such an achievement could be the development of information in form of lectures, presentation, etc.  increasing awareness of the topic raised above or simply presenting such information to a person or group of people.  

Stimulation of  these personal influences, personal contributions, would be therefore in fact a part of the plan of the impact exerted by the educational program in question.   

Conclusions

1.      It is now possible to objectively determine the quality of the organization of societies, and  it can be shown that contemporary there is a significant polarization of promoted  ideologies.

2.      The threats to individual citizens and overall society arise mainly from oppressive actions and restrictions imposed by authoritarian regimes.

3.      Consideration of the specific, deep, subconscious inclinations and attitudes of liberals  and conservatives allow us to explain why, contrary to Fukuyama's well-known "prediction", authoritarian regimes will continue to emerge steadily.

4.      The existence and actions of authoritarian regimes are based on the patriarchal  organization of society.

5.      The wide variation in behaviors and legal regulations of ethical problems in many  countries is due to the continuing influence of religious doctrines on attitudes toward sexuality and variously advanced transformations of customs.  

6.      In a patriarchal society, referring to previous religious authorities and traditions,  the dominance of men and a broad taboo system is sustained that allows the continuation of application of traditional customs. 

7.      Continued adherence to traditional customary patterns in patriarchal societies causes that  enslavement (restriction of freedom) comes from two sides, there are imposed not only by  authoritarian authority, but  also  is the result of interpersonal, social interactions.

8.      The analysis of the transition and the current situation in  those societies in which there has been a transformation towards liberal-democratic relations prompts to consider feminist  demands, it means the anti-patriarchal attitudes.  

9.      Feminist demands are not everywhere and not always consistent, but their consideration   requires a response to the acquiescence to divorce, non-monogamy, contraception, in-  vitro fertility treatment, abortion, prostitution, pornography, privacy of pattern of sexual    behavior, sex education, and opposition to dealing with these dilemmas through hypocrisy.

10.  Some of the average attitudes, behaviors, outlooks are critical to the establishment and continuance of a non-patriarchal society, average quality of life, mental comfort. These include lack of interest in the world, passivity, lack of open discussion about the consent to sexual pleasure, non-monogamous relationships and the ability to honest conversations with the partner.  11.  The explanation of the above-mentioned statements 1-10 could be the content of a 'special  educational program', the wide implementation of which would diminish contemporary social difficulties.  

12.  Familiarizing oneself with the content of such an 'educational program' should lead to the conclusion that one can contribute to 'diminishing the contemporary  social difficulties' by carrying out one's own actions toward people who are within a personal horizon.  

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