Foregoing Individuality

I’ve watched my beloved country grow from 160 million to over 300 million people in just my lifetime. Where once we were proud and strong individualists, we have succumbed to brainwashing. Most recently, my suspicions were bore out when attending a large vendors’ tradeshow. Upon entering the convention center, I was astonished to see a snake-like line of people obediently weaving from one long row onto the next for nearly 20 rows.

Having an interest in 10 or so vendors among the several hundred, I asked two suits standing near the information both, “Why do we have to stand in line?” “You don’t,” they replied. “The first time we sponsored this tradeshow, the people automatically formed a line like the one you see,” they said.

Thousands of people attended that day but only a handful questioned the line. “We have been brainwashed at a deep level," I thought. "It is sad to see my countrymen surrender their freedom of choice and individuality.”