April 25, 2021
Book: The True Believer
I read this book on bus on my way to a part-time job. This book is a view of the masses from the perspective of the rulers. But I've seen some people use the book's ideas directly to describe fan behavior, protest behavior, etc. I disagree. I think it's necessary to be wary of directly labeling groups of people based on book's viewpoint. This book came out in the 1950s, no long after the defeat of Nazism and with the fear of Communism still large in people's minds. So the views in the book may not be in line with the current situation. At the same time, the book is rich in radical ideas but without sufficient grounds. These views are not necessarily correct, but provide a variety of perspectives on thinking about mass movements. So this book is worth reading.
After reading the book, I think the cause of the mass movement is mainly "escape". Escape from the present means always not being satisfied with the present, while the propagandists are promoting a better future. At the same time, getting more of what we don't really want won't satisfy us. The time we run the fastest and the farthest is when we escape from ourselves.
This book is refreshing my look at freedom. Freedom of choice allows the individual to take the responsibility for failure on his shoulders. Freedom encourages a wide variety of experimentation and inevitably brings with it a wide variety of failures and feelings of disillusionment. This becomes a nasty burden. To join a mass movement is to escape personal responsibility.
Book: The True Believer
I read this book on the bus on my way to a part-time job.
You have to use a quantifier for vehicles.
This book is a view of the masses from the perspective of the rulers.
But I've seen some people use the book's ideas directly to describe fan behavior, protest behavior, etc.
"to directly" would be a better way to phrase this, or even just "to describe" without the directly
I disagree.
I think it's necessary to be wary of directly labeling groups of people based on a book's viewpoint.
Again, you need to have a quantifier.
This book came out in the 1950s, not long after the defeat of Nazism and with the fear of Communism still large in people's minds.
So the views in the book may not be in line with the current situation.
At the same time, the book is rich in radical ideas but without sufficient grounds.
I know what you mean here, but it would the "sufficient grounds" isn't too clear. I might use: "without evidence to back it up" instead.
These views are not necessarily correct, but provide a variety of perspectives on thinking about mass movements.
So this book is worth reading.
After reading the book, I think the cause of the mass movement is mainly "escape".
Escape from the present means always not being dissatisfied with the present, while the propagandists are promoting a better future.
Clarified the expression. I'm not sure what you mean with the propagandists.
At the same time, getting more of what we don't really want won't satisfy us.
The time we run the fastest and the farthest is when we escape from ourselves.
This book is refreshing my look at freedom.
Freedom of choice allows thean individual to take the responsibility for failure on histheir shoulders.
Since this could be anyone, it's better to use gender-neutral vocabulary. Also rewrote the to an, because it reads more smoothly that way as we don't know who "the" is since we assume it could be any individual.
Freedom encourages a wide variety of experimentation and inevitably brings with it a wide variety of failures and feelings of disillusionment.
This becomes a nasty burden.
To join a mass movement is to escape personal responsibility.
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Very thought-provoking and well-written post! Keep it up!
April 25, 2021
Thank you very much :)
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Book: The True Believer This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I read this book on bus on my way to a part-time job. I read this book on the bus on my way to a part-time job. You have to use a quantifier for vehicles. |
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This book is a view of the masses from the perspective of the rulers. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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But I've seen some people use the book's ideas directly to describe fan behavior, protest behavior, etc. But I've seen some people use the book's ideas directly to describe fan behavior, protest behavior, etc. "to directly" would be a better way to phrase this, or even just "to describe" without the directly |
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I disagree. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I think it's necessary to be wary of directly labeling groups of people based on book's viewpoint. I think it's necessary to be wary of directly labeling groups of people based on a book's viewpoint. Again, you need to have a quantifier. |
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This book came out in the 1950s, no long after the defeat of Nazism and with the fear of Communism still large in people's minds. This book came out in the 1950s, not long after the defeat of Nazism and with the fear of Communism still large in people's minds. |
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So the views in the book may not be in line with the current situation. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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At the same time, the book is rich in radical ideas but without sufficient grounds. At the same time, the book is rich in radical ideas but without sufficient grounds. I know what you mean here, but it would the "sufficient grounds" isn't too clear. I might use: "without evidence to back it up" instead. |
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These views are not necessarily correct, but provide a variety of perspectives on thinking about mass movements. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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So this book is worth reading. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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After reading the book, I think the cause of the mass movement is mainly "escape". This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Escape from the present means always not being satisfied with the present, while the propagandists are promoting a better future. Escape from the present means Clarified the expression. I'm not sure what you mean with the propagandists. |
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At the same time, getting more of what we don't really want won't satisfy us. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The time we run the fastest and the farthest is when we escape from ourselves. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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This book is refreshing my look at freedom. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Freedom of choice allows the individual to take the responsibility for failure on his shoulders. Freedom of choice allows Since this could be anyone, it's better to use gender-neutral vocabulary. Also rewrote the to an, because it reads more smoothly that way as we don't know who "the" is since we assume it could be any individual. |
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Freedom encourages a wide variety of experimentation and inevitably brings with it a wide variety of failures and feelings of disillusionment. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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This becomes a nasty burden. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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To join a mass movement is to escape personal responsibility. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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