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The winter holidays are
traditionally supposed to embody a certain ideal of that which is
best in the hearts of human beings. As the world around us retreats
into ice and snow and the Earth's northern cycle returns to death
once again, the holidays represent a time of contemplation, as well
as an opportunity to shine a light in an otherwise dark and dreary
period. This heritage is as old as history, dating back to an era in
which agriculture was paramount and men garnered far more respect for
the tides of nature. The parallel relationship between social
"renewal" and seasonal renewal has served the collective psyche of
Western society, in my view, for the better. Unfortunately, this
process has all but vanished today, twisted and mutilated into
something sinister and poisonous.
Those of us who pay attention are well aware of a trend of cultural
decline within our nation, and this problem is disturbingly visible
from Thanksgiving to Christmas. It's not just the highly publicized
Black Friday (now Black Thursday) riots over semi-cheap Chinese-made
garbage.
Every year, we see this behavior, shake our heads in
dismay and look forward to the beginning of January, when Americans
go back to being only moderately disdainful toward each other. This
time, however, instead of merely gawking in disbelief at the circus
sideshow, I would like to challenge people to explore more deeply the
true motivations of the mob itself, as well as the motivations of
the elitists who manipulate the mob for their own purposes. Let's
take a look at the fundamental dynamics of the psychology of mobs and
the madness of crowds.
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