>> The Hunger Games is a brilliant example of hoe American racism was invented...I have a rant on that. One of these days I should type it up.<<

Go for it!

>>Maybe it's possible to redirect parts of the bindings at themselves? Frex, if we have "be obedient" and "hate other races" could you hack at the latter by, say, becoming a follower of an activist or joining a peace-and-love church? <<

Possibly?

>> Also, what happens if your leader orders you to work on independence and self-improvement and you obediently do so? <<

That should work. At least, it works with most magical bindings, so it should work with psionic ones. It's not necessarily comfortable, though -- when imperatives cross each other, that causes friction.

>>Compare with how stuff like abuse, mental illness, and general personality cycle through families.<<

True, and this issue feeds right into those.