The illusion that's spun, that the rest of us buy into

The illusion is constructed by those in power, & accepted & thus perpetuated by those in charge.

If & when the child finally challenges the parent, saying "what if I didn't? What would the result be?" At that point, brutality ensues, until even that cannot endure. Sometimes, it's accepted that brutality is counter productive, or even wrong and the battle of wills can be lost, early on.

Unless the dominant force can subjugate the less powerful individual, power cannot be maintained.

The few cannot subdue the many, it's simply a mathematical reality. The only reason the many continue to be ruled over unjustly is because either we remain comfortable in our position, or we simply cannot fathom what the world might be like if we didn't consent to their rule and comply with their system of domination.