Power as strength, empathy as weakness
Were you ever taught that being “strong” meant never needing anyone?
That wasn’t strength. That was dominance—disguised as maturity.
It defines power as superiority, not connection. It trains us to see empathy as weakness and disagreement as defiance. And it teaches that winning matters more than listening.
4.4.0 – The Dominance Model
- Where control becomes identity, and emotional power becomes currency.
- Respect tied to superiority, not mutuality.
- Vulnerability reframed as weakness.
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4.4.0 – The Dominance Model4.4.1 – The Weaponization of “Neutrality”
- Neutrality framed as wisdom, but used to protect power.
- Staying silent called “fairness,” while harm continues unchecked.
- Complicity disguised as calm.
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4.4.1 – The Weaponization of “Neutrality”4.4.2 – When Empathy Is Devalued
- Empathy dismissed as irrational, logic praised as strength.
- Caring reframed as weakness or inefficiency.
- Emotional intelligence suppressed to preserve control.
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4.4.2 – When Empathy Is Devalued4.4.3 – Control as a Love Language
- Love expressed through managing, correcting, or protecting others.
- Control mistaken for care, safety equated with obedience.
- Real love replaced by supervision and suffocation.
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