Comment: Josh, I hate collectivism as much as you do, and I . . .

fight it all the time, but it sometimes seems like a losing battle--

fight collectivism (with me and others), but be aware that evil men/women have used the concept/philosophy/practice of collectivism and have succeeded very well with it.

Brainwashing and propaganda have gone on for centuries--

and the 'little people' let it happen--

of every group--

It has to be fought, and *we* continue to try to fight it, but be aware that collectivization has been highly successful in destroying many people--

I have ancestors from different races myself; I had white European ancestors who did not go along with displacing native Americans, and then there were those who did.

I try to identify with the ones who actually thought for themselves, while acknowledging that there were others who did not.

When *you* are descended from both the oppressors (collectivizing) and the oppressed (again, collectivizing, but most of *us* can agree that not many 'minorities' succeeded in escaping destruction)--

it can make things very interesting for a person.