People behave in real life just like they do in laboratory experiments, and that’s frightening. From Jim Quinn at theburningplatform.com:

The “covid experiment” was a masterclass in the use of authority to coerce, intimidate, and compel the ignorant masses into conforming to made up rules and regulations regarding lockdowns, masks, social distancing, the use of safe and effective medicines like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, and ultimately forcing an unsafe, untested, dangerous gene altering toxin to be injected into their bodies.
The totalitarian regime which inflicted this global horror show upon humanity has no hesitation in faking data in order to further their evil agenda, so their statistics showing 81% of Americans received at least one jab seem suspect. Overestimating the number who have submitted is a method for convincing more sheep to do so. I would estimate that closer to 60% of adults got the jab, under threat of sanctions, loss of job, and/or loss of privileges.
The Venn Diagram below is an accurate portrayal of the techniques used by the “authorities” in conducting this worldwide experiment in how far they could push people before they pushed back. From the perspective of our overlords, this experiment was a tremendous success, setting the stage for their next planned existential threat exercise to abscond with more of our wealth, while increasing their power and control over our lives. Continued submission to their demands will result in continued loss of our liberties, freedoms, and civil rights.
“The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority.” ― Stanley Milgram

“Control the manner in which a man interprets his world, and you have gone a long way toward controlling his behavior. That is why ideology, an attempt to interpret the condition of man, is always a prominent feature of revolutions, wars, and other circumstances in which individuals are called upon to perform extraordinary action.” ― Stanley Milgram, Obedience to Authority
Milgram was trying to prove they had no fault in what happened to them.
That being said it is also sad that people are born sheeple. Siply put some have a vocation a calling in life to serve.
Other are natural born sociopaths. There is no point is speaking to them. They use words as phishing lure! Putin once said that these people understand only when you bang their heads on the table.
From Abraham selecting his son Jacob selection coming from his need to be leader of at least of a dusted tribe which couldn’t be without political support from Sarah’s family to the selection that Jacob himself does for his second -sociopath son that is how to create a breed of sociopaths.
I believe, Jim, it must logically begin with the dawning awareness, certainly “linked” to the environment in which this awareness manifests, that brings about the potential for “terror” at being in control, or “excitement” at being control.
If terror be the dominant result, removing “responsibility” is a means for its mitigation.
If excitement, then further embrace of responsibility would be logical.
Both beg the question of to what ends in order to assuage the means?