Hello @fucho80, what a complex and quite controversial topic you have here...

It's no doubt that all humans are born equal but some have mastered that art of manipulation for their selfish reasons. They do this in so many ways even beyond those you have mentioned in your post.

I am glad you still have a version of your history in your curriculum, in my country there's none as the ruling class are mostly those who have committed one form of offence or the other against the state hence they don't want the younger generation studying their evil deeds in class because they are bent on remaining in power as long as possible.

One of the major strategies used at achieving manipulation is the 'divide and conquer' strategy. This works brilliantly well, as the masses sees themselves as rivals rather than one big family, leading to the unimaginable exploitation by most of ruling class.

In order to avoid or resist manipulation, one has to have adequate information and economic resource to do so however this is not the case in most circumstances. Going forward, access to equal economic opportunity for all is vital in ensuring true freedom for the human race.

Thanks for the invite and best wishes from here always,
Toni.