The Elimination Of Santa Clause, The Tooth Fairy, The Easter Bunny, and

...the host of fictional puppets used to indoctrinate the masses from a very young age :

• be good : or you won't get any presents
• be obedient : or you will be punished with coal and disappointment
• be anxious : you never know when one of the mythical puppets are watching you, judging you, counting every mistake you make, and weighing that against what you deserve in life.

Be afraid, or more precisely, you will be afraid, because you know that throughout your whole life, infinitely powerful creatures will be watching you, determining if you are a worthy human being.

If you do not measure up, they will punish you with disappointment and the absence of reward or recognition, and these are the benevolent puppets.

Watch Out!

If one of the crueler puppets out there, the ones lurking in the shadows your parents fear, is disappointed in you : your life will be forfeit.

...be good...or else....