Resistance to Enlightenment

Ideologies constructed from the intent of supporting people's well-being are in general a noble doctrine on paper until it is handed over to people and its leadership to implement it. The problem in most cases doesn't lie with the manifesto but with the people! A whole mass of resentful, angry, and destructive focused mob (mixed with people who truly deserve justice and more in number) will make radical moves on what they consider the opposite side and terrorize a whole country under a tyrant's leadership! Before this original doctrine could have its test run, build regulations to adhere to the well-being of everyone, the transition is rapid and the result is devastating as with the case of Russia, China, Germany, Cambodia and so on.

Demonizing the opposite side is a common practice even today. When your inclination for a particular side gets cemented, you start mingling with people who support it, you start watching news channels that demonize the other side and glorify your own.

Long ago, when people didn't have scientific grasp on things like thunder, drought, sea, rain, sun, and pretty much every other powerful natural phenomenon, the usual practice was making gods and demons out of them, making offerings or bribes to please them, and in return to have mercy with their harvest, safety, etc. Demonizing and worshiping among people in the very old days had its place to play for the well-being of their communities. It all came from a lack of understanding the objective truth of nature and capabilities to harness its power to our advantage. In this era, looking at the progress as a species we have achieved on several fronts, a whole mass of people, with the lack of objective facts and realities, demonizing and worshipping one of the sides, is primitive to us. What's prevalent is resistance to enlightenment and abundance of counter-enlightenment.