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Originally Posted by Dondilion
I once had to talk down a mob from doing more serious damage to a fellow human. Some of the most vociferous and active members of the mob seemed transformed from the regular persons I knew.
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We are social animals, pack animals, and we are omnivores so we are genetically programmed to hunt in the safety of a pack.
And of course we are mankind and inclined to both destructive and self-destructive behavior.
I distinctly remember in Marine Corps basic training that my fellow recruits were much more likely to go after a guy who had already been identified by the DI's as a fuckup. Anybody remember the soap bar in a towel gang assault on Private Pyle scene in Full Metal Jacket? Pyle was just weak, vulnerable and managing poorly...an easy target for those inclined to take out their anger and frustration over the treatment they were getting from the drill instructors on somebody else.
Thats why I love mankind. - Randy Newman