People are not like sheep; they are sheep. Where the masses go, the individuals follow, consciously or not. All of society's values, morals, and views are influenced by the "consensus of our community." It's evident from events throughout history, books, and individual experiences. The various "witch hunts" that have occurred throughout history are famous for the mob mentality they've fostered. In 1984, the government trains the masses to be homogenous followers. While the United States government …showed first 75 words of 589 total…

…showed last 75 words of 589 total…few. It is so hard to dispose of society's role in our individual values because we don't recognize it. We are in the midst of all action, making it extremely difficult to see our own position from an unbiased light. We take our community's values as our own, making it extremely difficult to change such central beliefs. We can question everything, but whether we are able to adjust our views is a whole other issue.