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Instead of worshiping passivity they recognized the oldest scam in human history: allowing external chaos to colonize the interior life. Yes, Stoicism can become a tranquilizer dart fired into the neck of the working class. History has used religion, patriotism, self-help & nationalism for the same purpose. Teach people to romanticize suffering, & eventually they will decorate the cage. But there's another reading. Sometimes stoicism is the final insult hurled at power.