Nonconformists

"There's a whiff of the lynch mob or the lemming migration about any overlarge concentration of like-thinking individuals, no matter how virtuous their cause." - PJ O'Rourke


I liked this quote because of the implied message that people tend to "join up"
or follow the flow because it is the current and most conspicuous issue of the day.

I've recently joined a cause to support the Monks and the people of Burma in their fight for democracy and opposition to the oppressive government there. Their cause is getting much support in the "free world" at this time because of the media attention.

However, there are many injustices in the world that do not get such publicity and thus continue on without the outside world taking any notice.

This post is not about political issues, nor causes.

It is my hope that anyone reading this blog is an individual thinking, nonconformist
who will make up his or her own mind about what they stand for and not just be a follower.

Gord Young

Here is another related quote.

"The health of society thus depends quite as much on the independence of the individuals composing it as on their close political cohesion." Albert Einstein