Soon, none of the eight monkeys ever attempts to climb the ladder. One of the original monkeys is then removed, and a new monkey is put in the room. Seeing the bananas and the ladder, he wonders why none of the other monkeys are doing the obvious, but, undaunted, he immediately begins to climb the ladder. All the other monkeys fall upon him and beat him silly. He has no idea why. However, he no longer attempts to climb the ladder.
A second original monkey is removed and replaced. The newcomer again attempts to climb the ladder, but all the other monkeys hammer the crap out of him. This includes the previous new monkey, who, grateful that he's not on the receiving end this time, participates in the beating because all the other monkeys are doing it. However, he has no idea why he's attacking the new monkey. One by one, all the original monkeys are replaced, eight new monkeys are now in the room. None of them have ever been sprayed by ice water. None of them attempt to climb the ladder. All of them will enthusiastically beat up any new monkey who tries, without having any idea why.
... and that's how some national policies (so-called sensitive issues) get established and accepted by the people... and no one understands anything about them after many generations of inhibitions by the so-called laws and the Constitution.
Just read this headline 'Monkey that ran amok shot dead' in The Star but there is no connection with the above example:
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/16/nation/6064408&sec=nation
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Just read this headline 'Monkey that ran amok shot dead' in The Star but there is no connection with the above example:
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