Let me think about this for a second. I don't think that that is the best parallel because I don't think the Lottery was about superiority, I think it was more about tradiition. The fact that they continued to do this over and over because they feared wrath that couldn't happen. I do believe that this tradition was programed in to them but I don't think that it is the same process. I think the sotry has a lot to do with the desensitizing of the people to allow this to happen every year. They don't seem phased by the fact that yearly they murder someone because it was for the good of the community.

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