In this day and age, many people would choose to follow the view of others instead of developing their own individual ideas. Whether it be between Democrats and Republicans or Coca-Cola and Pepsi, people tend to gravitate towards whatever side is deemed as popular. Rarely will someone choose to find out if the side they are following is the side they would actually support, and this often backfires on them. People conform to other's opinions either to feel accepted in a community, avoid unjust punishment from others, and because that is how they were raised to believe.
The primary reason for people to avoid developing their own ideas is to feel welcome in a community. For example, in the recent presidential election of 2016 between Democratic candidate Hilary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump, many people chose one or the other based on what the people near them chose. Even if someone supported one candidate's views, they would abandon their candidate solely to conform with society. …show more content…
A more historic example of this is seen during World War 2. During this time, the Nazi party was prosecuting the Jewish people for what they believed in. Jews were sent to concentration camps and murdered by the millions. The ones who left their views behind were desperate to survive, and were forced to conform the Nazi's beliefs. A more recent example of this can be seen in the Middle East with the battle against ISIS. People who are homosexual or not Muslim are being slaughtered by ISIS only because their views are different from the views of ISIS. ISIS is creating a society where it is conform or be killed, and people from any age are being forced to make this decision. Both the Jewish during World War 2 and non-Muslims/homosexuals are being prosecuted for their individual ideas, causing a stunt in the growth of
The primary reason for people to avoid developing their own ideas is to feel welcome in a community. For example, in the recent presidential election of 2016 between Democratic candidate Hilary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump, many people chose one or the other based on what the people near them chose. Even if someone supported one candidate's views, they would abandon their candidate solely to conform with society. …show more content…
A more historic example of this is seen during World War 2. During this time, the Nazi party was prosecuting the Jewish people for what they believed in. Jews were sent to concentration camps and murdered by the millions. The ones who left their views behind were desperate to survive, and were forced to conform the Nazi's beliefs. A more recent example of this can be seen in the Middle East with the battle against ISIS. People who are homosexual or not Muslim are being slaughtered by ISIS only because their views are different from the views of ISIS. ISIS is creating a society where it is conform or be killed, and people from any age are being forced to make this decision. Both the Jewish during World War 2 and non-Muslims/homosexuals are being prosecuted for their individual ideas, causing a stunt in the growth of