Quote of the Moment #3 · Society of Ordinary Gentlemen

Quote of the Moment #3

Similar to the last one, I have two quotes for us to analyze and share thoughts on:

"Ideology itself, may be defined as the illusion of reality, produced by language in the absence of such. From this standpoint, ideology is linguocracy; the capacity of language to produce and impose on others a pseudo-reality that claims to be uniquely valid." ~Kabakov

"Once children have been indoctrinated into the expectations of a dominator society, they may never outgrow the need to locate all evil outside themselves. Even as adults they tend to scapegoat others for all that is wrong in the world. They continue to depend on group identification and the upholding of social norms for a sense of well-being." ~Walter Wink, “The Myth of Redemptive Violence”

And yes, that's Walter Wink, not White :P

I share these at the same time because, in my mind, ideology goes hand in hand with social expectations/norms, and how we handle feelings of in/justice in any given society. That, while our feelings are valid, because they are our personal truths, they can be easily influenced by the masses.

To remain an individual and in better control of our own thoughts, it's best to have a well-rounded source of input.

What are your thoughts? What is your take-away from these quotes? How have you shaken yourself from a perceived injustice, and changed it to do the right thing instead of seek vigilante compensation?

Do you experience people who often only care about pushing an ideology, rather than expanding upon that knowledge? Doesn't have to be anything big, even just mundane experiences.

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