Nietzsche's Social Psychological Has Changed Over Time

“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule.” - Friedrich Nietzsche

"The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum.” - Noam Chomsky

"Walls turned sideways are bridges.” - Angela Davis

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” - Desmond Tutu

"The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.” - James Baldwin

Nietzsche's theory of herd social psychology has changed over time. Today, its machinery hums through universities and social media with almost zero friction of time, where dissent is punished with exile and conformity is valued highly. Theatres of obedience have replaced debate arenas.

As heirs to the bravery of anti-apartheid voices and the defiance of civil rights marchers, pro-Palestinian students, Professors, journalists, and common folk, march in this hostile terrain. They draw attention to things that the ruling class insists should not be discussed, such as the devastation of homes, the humiliation of a people, and the normalization of violence.