▁accept ▁as ▁being ▁completely ▁" natural ". ▁Max ▁H ork heimer ▁puts ▁it ▁as ▁follows : ▁" The ▁principle ▁of ▁dom ination , ▁based ▁originally ▁on ▁br ute ▁force , ▁acquired ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁time ▁a ▁more ▁spiritual ▁character . ▁The ▁inner ▁voice ▁took ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁master ▁in ▁issu ing ▁commands ." ▁ ▁Con trad ict ory ▁mask s ▁The ▁" mask ing " ▁of ▁an ▁al ien ated ▁life , ▁and ▁the ▁attempts ▁to ▁counter act ▁it , ▁are ▁thought ▁of ▁in ▁these ▁Marx ist ▁theories ▁as ▁co - ex isting ▁but ▁contradict ory ▁processes , ▁involving ▁constant ▁conflicts ▁between ▁what ▁people ▁really ▁are , ▁how ▁they ▁present ▁themselves , ▁and ▁what ▁they ▁should ▁be ▁according ▁to ▁some ▁external ▁requirement ▁im posed ▁on ▁them ▁– ▁a ▁conflict ▁which ▁involves ▁a ▁perpet ual ▁struggle ▁from ▁which ▁people ▁can ▁rarely ▁totally ▁withdraw , ▁because ▁they ▁still ▁depend ▁for ▁their ▁existence ▁on ▁others , ▁and ▁have ▁to ▁face ▁them , ▁mask ed ▁or ▁un mask ed . ▁ ▁The ▁struggle ▁for ▁identity ▁To ▁the ▁extent ▁that ▁the ▁commercial ▁and ▁public ▁roles ▁imp ose ▁heavy ▁personal ▁bur dens , ▁and ▁little ▁space ▁exists ▁anymore ▁" to ▁be ▁ones elf ", ▁people ▁can ▁experience ▁personal ▁stress , ▁mental ▁suffering ▁and ▁personal ▁est r ang ement ▁( al ien ation ), ▁sometimes ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁they ▁" lose ▁themselves ", ▁and ▁no ▁longer ▁" know ▁who ▁they ▁are " ▁( identity ▁crisis ). ▁People ▁may ▁continue ▁to ▁function ▁rout in ely ▁(" the ▁silent