
I once wrote an article on the problems arising from what I termed
“group condemnation.” I believed that in attempting to warn people of
dangers lurking in the culture, those who blamed “groups” rather than
individuals tended to lose credibility. To speak against the Jews or the
blacks or any “group” rather than individuals within those groups often
resulted in charges of bigotry and, in consequence, the loss of the
transmission of valuable and needful information. But times have changed
in ways that intelligent, rational people could not have anticipated
even a few years ago.
Today, group allegations are openly accepted even by people who are
reasonably intelligent and rational! And this change is across the
board; it is not limited to condemnation but also involves support and
approval based not upon actions but upon the groups involved in those actions! As
a result, today one does not look at individual behavior! In a
protected group, its members’ actions are either approved or, if that is
not rationally possible, ignored, disguised or otherwise concealed.
Whereas, in a targeted group, its members are blamed, castigated or
otherwise condemned without any evidence of wrongdoing and, indeed, even
when there is clear proof of innocence!
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