Do you honestly think a few clever people just sat down and designed this? Isn’t it more plausible that it emerged over centuries through power struggles and shifting social norms?
Who said anything about a few?
Yes it did develop over centuries, as nation states formed and a class of people realized they could subjugate the entire population with abstract ideas and power projection
Yes it did develop over centuries, as nation states formed and a class of people realized they could subjugate the entire population with abstract ideas and power projection