Have you noticed the social contagion destroying our private lives? Consider these toxic but all-too-common scenarios:
A 19-year-old college student comes home and trashes her parents for their “whiteness.”
A 33-year-old son tells his mother, “You’re dead to me,” because she supports the U.S. Constitution with its guarantee of free speech.
A Black Lives Matter (BLM) activist tells readers of his New York Times editorial that they must prove their support by disowning any loved one who doesn’t actively or financially support BLM.
Why would otherwise normal people act this way? I think such behavior can be traced to fear of being socially rejected by members of a reference group who signal what to say, how to act, whom to hate, and what to think. The fear is coupled with a strong need for acceptance by those peers.
Stella Morabito | “Speaking Openly About Loneliness As A Political Weapon Can Help People Resist Tyranny” | March 20, 2024
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“The individuals in such groups aren’t really evil.”
That comment right there is the problem.
Romans 3:10-12
“There is none righteous, no, not one; There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God. They have all turned aside; They have together become unprofitable; There is none who does good, no, not one.”