Society’s Ills
A Reflective Essay on Colin Wilson’s Quote
Don’t follow the masses because sometimes the “m” is missing. Although often seen as a joke on social media there is some truth to that statement. Colin Wilson once spoke of this stating, “The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain.” Colin Wilson, in his quote, is saying that every human being on this earth is more susceptible to following other human’s footsteps and not being different. This is true for the current day society, many more people are hoping on a bandwagon, following what other people’s actions. Some people will even believe what their friends or family says to them so that they aren’t attacked for …show more content…
Have you ever noticed banners saying either, “Global Warming is dangerous” or “Abortion is inhumane”, this is essentially marketing for those organizations to receive more supporters for their cause. Those banners may cause some people to support that particular group. Also, if the person only sees that particular banner versus the opposition’s banner that is rarely seen, that is not fair to the person because they will be under the impression that the banner that is shown most is better for them. Furthermore, citizens who are “extreme” towards their beliefs can sway individuals into a direction that could potentially not be best suited for them. People tend to believe what their friends and family’s think, they want to be like them or else they could possibly be scolded by them. The society we live in nowadays, causes people to be afraid of their own opinions because they could be essentially called out, and or attack physically. Democracy was formed to ensure the people’s freedoms of speech, not people bashing other people left and right on something that they believe in that is different towards their own. Thus, causing others to join that particular movement. Clearly, some citizens influence others for their agenda, instead of letting that citizen thing for
A Reflective Essay on Colin Wilson’s Quote
Don’t follow the masses because sometimes the “m” is missing. Although often seen as a joke on social media there is some truth to that statement. Colin Wilson once spoke of this stating, “The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain.” Colin Wilson, in his quote, is saying that every human being on this earth is more susceptible to following other human’s footsteps and not being different. This is true for the current day society, many more people are hoping on a bandwagon, following what other people’s actions. Some people will even believe what their friends or family says to them so that they aren’t attacked for …show more content…
Have you ever noticed banners saying either, “Global Warming is dangerous” or “Abortion is inhumane”, this is essentially marketing for those organizations to receive more supporters for their cause. Those banners may cause some people to support that particular group. Also, if the person only sees that particular banner versus the opposition’s banner that is rarely seen, that is not fair to the person because they will be under the impression that the banner that is shown most is better for them. Furthermore, citizens who are “extreme” towards their beliefs can sway individuals into a direction that could potentially not be best suited for them. People tend to believe what their friends and family’s think, they want to be like them or else they could possibly be scolded by them. The society we live in nowadays, causes people to be afraid of their own opinions because they could be essentially called out, and or attack physically. Democracy was formed to ensure the people’s freedoms of speech, not people bashing other people left and right on something that they believe in that is different towards their own. Thus, causing others to join that particular movement. Clearly, some citizens influence others for their agenda, instead of letting that citizen thing for