Chapt. 13

Factual question: What social institution, according to Russel at the time this book was written, is the most "disrailed and disorganized"? (P.145)

Discussion question: "In all human relations it is fairly easy to secure happiness for one party, but much more difficult to secure it for both. The Jailer may enjoy guarding the prisoner; the employer may enjoy browbeating the employee; the ruler may enjoy governing his subjects with a firm hand..." (P.155)
Although all of the examples Russel gave do seem to be one-sided in regards to who is happy, is it just to say that all relationships would be hard to secure happiness for both?

I do somewhat agree on his point, and maybe it would just be in rare cases where a relationship is so strong that happiness is inherently developed easily for both parties that would break this rule. Then again if one is already unhappy in a certain situation, say the inmate in a jail, it would already be unlikely that the prisoner would ever be in happy in a jail and most likely be inclined to not be happy in relation to a jailer. This would also apply to a employee who doesn't neccesarily want to work at say Mcdonalds, but he must and therefore is unhappy because of that so when he is around the employer he portrays his unhappiness on the employer.
Therefore I think in the right situations happiness can be easily gained among both parties, and in situations where one party already has a predisposition to a certain situation or group of people it will be unlikely or harder for both parties to be happy.