Not only are they buzzwords, they are mental boxes that define dogmatism and offer their occupants the pale illusion of group-think security. How people ever allow themselves to be reduced to the simplistic labels of "liberal", "conservative", "neoretroanarchist", or whatever is completely beyond me.
There is no truth in groups of people. Not in churches or mosques, synagogues or cathedrals, support groups or bridge clubs, not in Elks Clubs or Fetish Clubs either, and it damn sure isn't found in political parties.
Truth can only live in the individual, but without anyone to turn to for nodding approval, paternal handholding, or the script for "redemption", I doubt the process of finding one's solitary truth will ever become a popular pursuit.
"In a world full of people, only some want to fly--isn't that crazy?" |
