Nothing is as it seems

Nothing is as it seems

Nothing is as it seems;

Reality or religion

Politics or dreams.

We stagger through

With barely a clue

Not knowing what to do.

Following fools

As idiots clap and yell

Believing the claptrap

Of heaven and hell.

Feeding the machine

To earn our pay

To play

The senseless game

Of wealth and fame

And live

Another day.

But nothing is as it seems.

Opher 27.12.2024

The more I see of crowd psychology the more I despair. Put a group of people together, bolstering each other, reinforcing each other’s views and you get a recipe for disaster.

Put it in a religious or political setting and it turns nasty – feeding division and hatred.

Put it in entertainment and it can be annoying.

I am bombarded with the American-style hysteria of shrieking and yelling that attends competition. Strictly is the worst!

Human beings can generate good positive excitement at sporting events and concerts but they also become unbearable in competitions and dangerous in political and religious settings.

Group psychology is a phenomenon much used by politicians, religious leaders and entertainers. It has many negative characteristics.

This is where war comes from.