Fascinating...

By abusing children you "give' them an attachement disorder by violating or destroying the deep sense of security that is the basis for an open attitude towards learning and discovering. With this trust violated the child's world changes from a world of opportunities, to a world of potential and actual threats. And often they will search and serve those who can protect them from these threats and in doing so giving their autonomy away for life. And they might even carry it over to their children stultifying their growth towards autonomy. Aristocrats and preists must have discovered a long time ago that abused children lead to useful adult servants; slaves actually. And while this is despicable to people with normal moral development it is a positive thing for psychopaths who see other people as tools anyway.

Despicable yes. This analysis really helps to explain why we find child abuse to be prevalent in elite society and what the goal of some of these sadistic and psychopathic behaviors really is, to produce obedient slaves.

...Enter child abuse again. If you organize events for the ambitious and capable in which they progressively can show that, notwithstanding their veneer of respectability, they are actually completely ruthless, you have the ideal recruiting grounds for the kakistocracy. Of course blackmail plays a role, but the suitable candidates gladly let themselves to become blackmailed because this gives them access to the inner sanctum of the kakistocracy: they proof themselves worthy of members and loyal (due to their blackmailability) and in return they will receive access to power in a way they could never dream of on their own. After a while they become fully accepted a level that suits their capabilities and they will help to maintain the system that gave them so much opportunities (and can end their respectability at any point in time).