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Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 21 Apr 1995 13:45:25 -0500
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Marcus writes:


>There is a difference between leadership and mob rule which you seem to
have
>missed.
>Mobs rarely have leaders; they merely are mobs, people acting without plan
or
>actual pupose except for the desire for instant gratification of some
impulse
>or another. The impulse, upon later reflection, is usually found to be evil
>or, at the very least, what the social workers like to call "acting out,"
or,
>"inappropriate."
>Leadership, on the other hand, implies purpose, whether for good or evil.
At
>least with leadership there is a 50-50 chance of good coming to the fore.

Marcus,

Your understanding of these things proceeds from a dichotomy I'm not sure I
buy--between passion ("impulse," "instant gratification") and reason "(plan
or purpose," "reflection").

BC

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