The Mob vs the Man
May. 14th, 2003 12:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ellenmillionMan, in groups, does not shine.
He gets swept up in righteous anger and giddy joy. He is enthused, and emotional, and easily led. He says things he later claims to regret.
Is man at fault for getting excited? For being judgmental and heated? Is he responsible for his actions?
Do we judge the mob, or do we judge the man?
We see the man only as a part of the mob, but the mob is not the sum of the men.
He gets swept up in righteous anger and giddy joy. He is enthused, and emotional, and easily led. He says things he later claims to regret.
Is man at fault for getting excited? For being judgmental and heated? Is he responsible for his actions?
Do we judge the mob, or do we judge the man?
We see the man only as a part of the mob, but the mob is not the sum of the men.
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Date: 2003-05-15 05:47 pm (UTC)I meant I think they are tough because they need to be, not that they need to be tougher than they are..
Mind you, I can only comment about my own legal system and what I've seen on the news and such of other countries.