Dominance Hierarchies, All-Cause Mortality, and the Biology of Stress

Analysis of Institutional Aggression, Social Hierarchies, and Public HealthExecutive SummaryThis briefing document synthesizes the interdisciplinary research and societal critiques of Denis Rancourt, a former professor of physics and current researcher in the public interest. The core of the analysis posits that the 31 million excess deaths recorded globally during the first three years of the COVID-19 era were not caused by a spreading viral pathogen, but by "institutional aggression," including lethal medical protocols, social isolation, and the biological stress of lockdown measures.Rancourt frames these events within a broader biological and physical context, arguing that human societies are structured as "dominance hierarchies" where health is used as a tool for stability. By subjecting the lower tiers of the hierarchy to biological stress—through poor nutrition, psychological violence, and punitive laws—the dominant class stabilizes its position. The document further explores the mathematical modeling of social stability, the indoctrination within academic institutions, and the cyclical nature of social upheaval, concluding that the current Western "melting down" of systems requires strategic, conscious resistance and the rebuilding of community-level social ties.