Saturday, October 1, 2011
The They
I really think that this understanding of the they as a form of denial of responsibility and lack of authenticity is truly ingenious. It seems so strange how we always use this phrase without even thinking of the consequences. We are referring to everyone and no one, which to me is a bit mind-boggeling, but then the question for me is, is this a bad thing? Especially seeing as it is essential to our Being? We lose responsibility, yes, but doesn't it create a form of mass- responsibility at least for our calculative thinking to be correct? To me, a lot of meditative thinking results in quack facts. There are a ton of people who don't refer to the they or think of the they as the man and what not, and we dismiss them as conspiracy theorists and what not. For the most part, I believe us, or the they ( to them) to be correct about them, they are indeed nut jobs. However, how can we know?
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I think that you are exactly right. The they is a form of "denial of responsibility". But even as it it, there is a positive from the they. If not a positive, a reason for it. The they is a reference to something secure. I think that some people have a want a safe haven from the unknown. Though it is a cheap escape from the self, in fact it is.
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