The times, they're achangin'!

There was a time, back in the days when the upper echelon of society would just exert their authority on the mostly illiterate, the helpless, the bewildered lower crust of society or natives. Words like 'you listen', 'I tell you', 'do as I say I say, not as I do' would be used with impunity to get things done. And the the elites, the one in power, the leaders could just get away with almost anything. The simpletons amongst the working class thought the elitist knew what they were doing. They thought everything was done in the interest of what they were sent to Earth to do. It was not their position to question. Some even believed that they had descended from the Gods. To disagree was cardinal  sin and treason of the highest order. Teachers, Rulers, Leaders, Heads of Family, professionals can do no wrong. Any mishaps were pure acts of God, predestined and misadventures.
Things changed and change it did. In my mind, education and dissemination of information are the prime mover towards this end. Education empowered the small men. Information exposed the masses to what others are capable of and drove them to do the same.
Parents feel the need to partake in their children's education and not just going to let go off their responsibility but keeping on their kids activities and perhaps of their teachers'. The man with the stethoscope who were given demigod status in most communities as their patients/clients/customers are fully aware of their rights and have no qualms of seeking redress if the outcome of their ailment not to their liking! 'What till your father gets home' used to be the dreaded mantra for children a generation ago. So what say the 'Like' generation. What can he do beside talk and advise? If he lays a hand on me, I have the social services to complain to. I can also blame my future failure on the account of he being an overtly strict disciplinarian! The wife is no more a docile subservient subordinate whose life accomplishment is to look pretty and to serve you tea! She is your equal partner, no longer made from a part of you but one who would shoulder to shoulder beside you.
Same to the leaders. The era of families ruling nation are long gone. The paternalistic condescending times are all passé. At most they are puppets on display to showcase the splendour of the bygone era. Whatever good intentions the leaders have on improving living conditions of the citizens, he is still going to be met with criticism and arguments that are sometimes difficult to brush aside. Don't they know every action has its merit and demerit? True, but critiquing for the sake of argument, we are not going anywhere.
Times change and we have to change.
Maybe two centuries ago, the masses could accept something as imaginable as a virgin birth or the concept God communicating through dreams. In those days, people would hail it as a Divine miracle, build a mammoth ark or justify temporary lapse of judgement. Try doing it today. People would sneer, ridicule or even get you institutionalised!