Have you noticed that the doings of the minority determine the perspective of the majority?
Like a lever, the minority lifts the majority to a certain height from where everything on ground level looks the same and generalization becomes the order of the day.
Like a lever, the minority lifts the majority to a certain height from where everything on ground level looks the same and generalization becomes the order of the day.
Examples
In America
In Europe
In South Africa
- A few psychopaths committed mass murder – and forced the majority to believe that all Americans have mental disorders and therefore they should not own guns.
- Two or three white police officers killed black Americans allegedly without reason – and lifted the majority to a height from where all white police officers look like racists.
In Europe
- A few Muslims committed acts of terrorism – and lifted the majority to a height from where all people from Muslim countries are regarded potential terrorists.
In South Africa
- A couple of white farmers continue to commit racial crimes – lifting the majority to a height from where all white farmers are seen as racists.
- Some black criminals continue to target farmers, senior citizens, tourists, and even law-abiding people in their own communities. In the process they commit extremely cruel murders, lifting the majority to a height from where black people are seen by the West as barbarians.
- A few Nigerians are pimps and drug dealers, lifting the majority to a height from where all Nigerians are seen as drug dealers and pimps.
This reminds me of the Law of the Lever
A lever is a mechanism by which a small force in combination with a large movement is converted into a small movement that moves a large load.
This principle was formulated by the Greek mathematician and physicist Archimedes. "Give me a foothold and I will move the earth," he told his compatriots.
I don’t think Archimedes realized that his formulation was not only applicable to objects, but also to human perspectives.
I declare that the Media is the foothold used by the minority to change the perspective of the majority. I do not exonerate the Media from blame, for we all know that the Media favors sensation and the majority of people enjoy the ride.
This principle was formulated by the Greek mathematician and physicist Archimedes. "Give me a foothold and I will move the earth," he told his compatriots.
I don’t think Archimedes realized that his formulation was not only applicable to objects, but also to human perspectives.
I declare that the Media is the foothold used by the minority to change the perspective of the majority. I do not exonerate the Media from blame, for we all know that the Media favors sensation and the majority of people enjoy the ride.
Until next time, | CallOuts |