Sociologists, among others, insist that "We act according to the way we see things", but they sometimes fail to note that we are TAUGHT not only 'what' to see but HOW to see . This, of course, is the result of first parenting, second Education, and third 'socialization', which includes exposure to television, film and most print magazine, and in these our Modern Times, all the media platforms, facebook*, tic tok, instagram and the rest . The rise of "influencers" is a calibration of the extent ordinary folks will 'go' to be kept informed of fads and fetishes, that they be accepted as part of whichever tribe they wish to define their existence . No one wants to be labeled an outcast or 'different' because being labeled as such denies them the very thing they desire most 'Acceptance-as-normal' ; Acceptance-as-tribe-member . Neil Peart, the RUSH drummer and lyricist writes this in the song "Subdivisions" :
"Subdivision / In the high school halls / In the shopping malls / Conform or be cast out / Subdivisions / In the basement bars / In the backs of cars / Be cool or be cast out ..."
No one can deny that we maltreat one another, it's odious if not flat-out HIDEOUS but there it is in plain fucking SIGHT. We "SEE" that a someone is "not like us" so they are REJECTED straightaway---out-of-hand . No one wants that . I believe it to be a BULLSHIT Reality, a Reality that DENIES our HUMANITY . It is this Reality that should be REJECTED because it does NOT CONFORM to Evolutionary Standards, the Standards of Human Decency and genuine Compassion .
My "Fight" is to 'remove' this BULLSHIT Reality and replace it with HUMANISM .
What is Humanism ? Good Question .
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