Herd Man
A little learning is a dangerous thing. Nietzsche has introduced me to some dangerous thinking. He is instigating me to drop the herd-man mentality. The herd-man has been systematically bred to conform and obey. And so he readily seeks out someone to give him commands, be it laws, teachers, religion, parents, class, prejudice, public opinion and so forth. And those that command want the herd-man to obey. It is how those who command maintain control and power over the herd-man. There are many human herds – family groups, communities, tribes, nations, states, churches, etc.
What would it mean to you to break the conditioning of the herd and stand truly independent?
What would it mean to you to break the conditioning of the herd and stand truly independent?
posted by Clay Lowe at 2:17 AM
1 Comments:
This is a scary thing sometimes... I always like to think of myself as a free thinker who moves to the beat of her own drum, but when it comes down to it... I find that I'm still painted on a template made by another...
I'm not quite sure what this would mean to me... it has inspired me to think more on it though.
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