Conform or die

We are living in an era of mindless conformity. Deep down, I am an individual with a mind of my own. I clearly don't fit the mold, and intolerance runs rampant.

These kinds of problems first appeared when I served my time in our anti-educational schooling system. My teachers consistently showed complete intolerance of anyone who deviated from their precious mold. They frequently threatened the futures of students who showed resistance to their authoritarian profession. They would resort to emotional abuse as a means of forcing students to show blind obedience to the teaching profession.

This didn't stop after I finished my time served. Even after school, I kept encountering complete intolerance against independent thought and individualism. I had help finding a job, but I still was forced to settle with an employer that would only accept me if I suppressed everything that I like about myself. It turned out that this wasn't just an issue with that employer. I have never in my life had a job that has not required me to betray myself.

I have been told my whole life that I have no right to be me. This was obvious with our schools. It is obvious with the job market. If I open up at all about who I am, people won't hesitate to turn against me. There are reasons that it's hard for me to open up.

Supposedly, I live in the land of the free. Based on personal observations, I think it's more accurate to call this a conform-or-die nation. I have lived the bulk of my life as someone I hate out of fear for my survival. Most people don't see it because they fit the mold. I don't.

It's impossible to fit the mold if you have a mind of your own. The mold is far too narrow and rigid. I have been holding back everything that I believe in. That's a big part of the reason that I started this blog. I need an outlet for my better side. I can't live my entire life as someone I hate. Unfortunately, everybody else hates my better side. This makes it a lot harder to completely let loose. This also means that I have opened a pathway for the mindless masses to hate me. It's not easy having your own thoughts in a conform-or-die nation. It's even harder to share those thoughts. For those of you who fit our government's mold, you have no idea what it's like to be an individual.