We live in an ‘us vs. them’ world.
Our society loves to categorize us based on gender, caste, wealth, skin color, literacy, etc.
Society wants to listen to our beliefs, likes, and dislikes so that they can categorize us.
Like they ask: Do you believe in God?
- If your answer is “no,” then they declare you an atheist. That means it becomes you vs. God, you vs. religion, traditional values, and customs. Without listening to your opinion on why you do not believe in God.
But some people like to be categorized because it gives them a sense of belonging. They love to be part of a community. And to become a member of a community, they can do anything. They can follow any rule or value without questioning it.
I want to ask some questions.
If you are a member of any community, does this mean you’re an enemy of other communities?
If you believe in feminism, does that mean you are an enemy of other ideologies?
If you are a Hindu, does that mean you are a rival or enemy of other religions?
You all say “No". What are you saying, Deepankar? That’s all bullshit.
But can you look around your society, country, or the world ?
Do you not see these things happening on social media and around us?
Can’t you see that one group of people from one religion are fighting with another group from a different religion? Can’t you see one ideology fighting with other ideologies?
And fighting does not mean physically; it can be mental and emotional too.
Did you ever think why people love this "us vs. them" narrative?
According to me, people love this because it is entertaining. It gives them a sense of joy.
And one thing I want to tell you is that sometimes we also love this "us vs them" narrative.
It can be anything; it can be differences in ideologies, opinion differences, or anything.
In my previous blog, I mentioned that having different opinions is okay. But what matters is how we portray and express those thoughts.
Maybe your thoughts can hurt someone else, and maybe the person starts seeing you as their rival.
For example, if one person says, "I don’t like Indian food because it is tasteless and disgusting," it is obvious that it hurts all the Indians. And maybe some Indian would punch them 😂.
But if that person says that I don’t like Indian food because it is too spicy and it affects my digestive system. And I’ve never tried it.
Then we don’t hurt as much as we did on his first statement.
Your way of expressing your thoughts matters a lot.
Motive : my motive to wrote this is to stop this “ us vs them ” narrative. And create a mature world where peolpe can express their point without hurting others.
In this blog, I ask many questions. Please try to answer any question or write your thoughts about this blog.
Thank you for reading.
