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Conformity

The herd amasses together The numbers provide the semblance of societal norms It's a collective value system called conformity Like bees to a bee hive - they swarm Non-compliance is unacceptable The fear of alienation is what drives the herd The outsiders are entitled to their opinion Yet crucified for their words They are self-professed social warriors With superior morals, values, and beliefs They project - true virtue Living a life of victimization filled with childish griefs Self-righteousness becomes their identity No one is excluded from their attack Like a snake that eats its own tale We all lose something we can never get back Conformity - presented as collective value Exhausted - we accept uncritically The line between fact and fiction Becomes a complete absurdity “Herd morality is a powerful beast, with the force of the majority behind it.” - Friedrich Nietzsche

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