Do you or someone you know suffer from COLLECTIVISM?
Collectivism affects more than nine out of every ten people, and is the delusion by which some individuals imagine that they have the highest claim of ownership over the bodies of other individuals, usually due to the perception of some shared physical, cultural, geographical or ideological characteristic.
The collectivist can be identified by his affinity for speaking in terms of "we" and "our" - even when he appears to be alone. Examples of this are buzz terms like "We the People" and "our national heritage". The collectivist has likewise been known to claim responsibility for accomplishments he didn't personally achieve.
Also known as "groupthink" and "mob mentality", collectivism infects its host and spreads memetically through authoritarian styles of social organization like spanking, which is a euphemism for "kid hitting", and taxation, which is a euphemism for "give me your money or else."
Despite the fact that consent is a bodily function, the collectivist imagines that he can consent on behalf of other individuals, even in circumstances where the individual explicitly withholds consent.
The collectivist can't eat food on behalf of others, he can't defecate on behalf of others and he can't make love on behalf of others, but that still doesn't stop him from attempting to consent on behalf of others (or from violating the bodily integrity of others when consent can't be obtained).
This blatant disregard of bodily integrity is characteristic of the collectivist, as evidenced by both his preference for what he calls "government" and his unofficial battle cry: "Move to Somalia if you don't like it!"
Which, of course, isn't entirely unlike a rapist telling his victim to "not wear such a short skirt next time" if she doesn't like it.
If you or someone you know suffers from the condition described above, please administer large doses of logic and Voluntaryism.
About the Author
I'm Jared Howe! I'm a Voluntaryist hip hop artist and professional technical editor/writer with a passion for Austrian economics and universal ethics. You can catch my podcast every Friday on the Seeds of Liberty Podcast Network.
