Re: Ghost stories
"They are expected to have a tribal loyalty to their hierarchical authorities' dictates"
Which is no different from the school system, which in turn is (partly by design) set up to churn out obedient citizens. I encourage my children to be independent, go their own way, and to be aware that authority figures aren't always right, even while treating them with respect.
Of course having independent-minded kids sometimes comes to bite you in the ass as a parent, but you can't have it both ways... if you want kids to be totally obedient to you as a parent, that's instilling a mindset of total obedience to parents, authorities etc...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
