The Reverend laying out the framework for undiversified Groupism
Excerpt from Zygors Don't:
“But you remember who you are and what your purpose is,” the Reverend said in a deep booming voice as he stood over Whitey, looking down, his eyes wide. It was as though there was a controlling beam, piercing, burning from those large steely blue staring pupils that left little room for the whites of his eyes.
“We are on a high mission. Activities of the individual must be subservient to and not clash with the group interest, must proceed within the framework of the group and be for the general good of the group. We are but the servants of the noble cause and we are but to follow its purpose. No vermin can stand in our way.
We will destroy them. We will exterminate them. We are the Rill of Death, and though we are but a trickle, we will gather into a river and then a torrent and then a flood. We carry in our veins the poison that will exterminate all the vermin and return the world to its rightful owners.
The Rill of Death will snake its way unseen by our enemies through the valley until the valley has been cleansed. Nothing will stop us and we will always remember what we are and what our purpose is. The group interest before self interest. Do you understand?” The Reverend’s booming voice came to an end with the question.
Commentary:
Here the Reverend is laying out the basic philosophy of undiversified Groupism:
‘Activities of the individual must be subservient to and not clash with the group interest, must proceed within the framework of the group and be for the general good of the group.’
‘The group interest before self interest.’
These are the basic values expressed by the Nationalist Socialists – Nazis – and put forth in many of Adolf Hitler’s speeches in the 30’s and 40’s as the Nazis rose to power.
These fundamental groupist values are not any different than those expressed by the communists, other fascist groups or fundamentalist religionists. Interestingly communists and fascists are commonly seen to be operating on opposite sides of the political spectrum usually labeled as far left or far right. Yet both ascribe to similar undiversified groupist needs and beliefs. Fundamentalist religionists are seen to be originating from a different place and yet without a strong group identity they could not exist and although their stated values may divert from the stated values of the communists and fascists, the only real difference is in the particulars of their manifestation of groupist philosophy. Underlying all these groups is the same basic need for a group identity and all that flows from that basic need.
The Reverend and the Rill of Death are metaphors for groupism.