Throughout our lives society is constantly bombarding us with messages telling us to be ourselves and to be proud of who we are. Yet, at the same time that very society looks upon those who do not conform with disdain and chastises them. An interesting paradoxical dilemma. The author of the quote, Colin Wilson, was an English philosopher, writer and novelist. He wrote widely on true crime, the paranormal or supernatural and mysticism. Through this quote it appears that he considers the average individual to be a slave to society and a conformist that constantly complains about current misery, disasters and cataclysms while making little to no strides towards correcting these devastating events that plague society and the world. I agree with
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Additionally governments that are not ruled by the will of the people are tormented by the plague of conformity and stoicism. Millions, if not billions, of people around the world are victim to the foul iron fist of tyranny. They do not question their ruler or rulers decisions, they simply keep on going with the ebb and flow in their meager existence. Never questioning their ventriloquist, they always move to the beat of the the tyrant's drum. Clearly these people must not want freedom and democracy because they certainly have the strength in numbers capable of creating any form of government they want. Typically, they look upon the uncommon man, the revolutionary, as an illness, a foul pestilence that must be cured and exterminated. For he does march to the same beat as the rest, occasionally these rare men can change the rhythm, but that is rare and far too often it becomes just a different arrangement of the notes of the tyrant's drum. Instead these revolutionaries should look to establish the orchestra of democracy where many different instrument or ways of thought can come together to craft great beauty. While democracy can have its issues as discussed already, it is a step above the drum of the tyrant. For in a democracy the people are at least capable of voicing their concerns with the world and their government
Additionally governments that are not ruled by the will of the people are tormented by the plague of conformity and stoicism. Millions, if not billions, of people around the world are victim to the foul iron fist of tyranny. They do not question their ruler or rulers decisions, they simply keep on going with the ebb and flow in their meager existence. Never questioning their ventriloquist, they always move to the beat of the the tyrant's drum. Clearly these people must not want freedom and democracy because they certainly have the strength in numbers capable of creating any form of government they want. Typically, they look upon the uncommon man, the revolutionary, as an illness, a foul pestilence that must be cured and exterminated. For he does march to the same beat as the rest, occasionally these rare men can change the rhythm, but that is rare and far too often it becomes just a different arrangement of the notes of the tyrant's drum. Instead these revolutionaries should look to establish the orchestra of democracy where many different instrument or ways of thought can come together to craft great beauty. While democracy can have its issues as discussed already, it is a step above the drum of the tyrant. For in a democracy the people are at least capable of voicing their concerns with the world and their government