Friday, September 26, 2008
"They"
I hope you liked the music and the video. However, the main purpose is to listen to the lyrics. What do you all think about them? Who do you think she is singing this song to? Who are "They"? Can you or I be included in that category?
We are so used to things being the way they are that we become numb to the truth behind it. Many of us carry on with our day without asking the question about why things are the way they are. We know that many rules and laws have been made to keep us safe and make things easier, but have all of them? There may be other reasons why "They" let certain things happen and stop others.
We need to think about what we get from it and what "They" do. Is it fair? Is it right? in reality, how much control do "They" have over our lives? How much of our freedom are we giving up?
The thing is that this situation has been occurring throughout history. There have been many who have thought of ways to end this but in the end they all seem to be corrupted sooner or later. Why is that? Is it a part of our nature? Are we naturally greedy? Naturally evil?
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Excellent analysis. Another aspect of 'they' that would be interesting to think about is 'we'. Us and them. Do 'they' know who 'we' are? Do we know who 'we' are? Think of a class and all the variety of thoughts, ideas, and memories. Putting them all together, if we could seamlessly, one could reasonably ask what kind of person would that be? Think of the U.S. with all its various traditions and cultures and practices that are intermingled together in various ways. What kind of person are 'we'? What's interesting here, though, is that when you increase the width of who is included in 'we', the 'we' seems to blur into 'they'.
Wait a minute...why am I blogging on your blog?
George Mead (philosopher/sociologist) referred to "they" as the generalized other, or the conglomeration of a groups ideas, thoughts, concepts, laws, customs, et cetera. He theorized that the generalized other greatly influences even the formation of an individual's personality, which means that "they" have influence over much of the individual.
I think Prof. Devitto's comment is very interesting! Perhaps there is a collective consciousness that greatly affects the individual. I suppose you could say that "we" are the "they", and that your actions contribute to "their" actions and "their" actions contribute to your actions.
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