How does this image represent John Stuart Mill's ideas of the dangers of popular opinion and Tyranny of the Majority? Use one example from contemporary American society to support your point.
The image represent John Stuart Mill's ideas of the dangers of popular opinion and Tyranny of the Majority in the way that everyone follows one another. We believe what we hear and see in the media, newspaper, radio, etc. We also have the tendency to believe what people in power say and think and we believe he/she is right just because he/she is in a powerful position. The sad thing is that we just don't listen to what powerful people have to say, but sometimes even to celebrities who really don't have anything intelligent to say, but since they have money, we follow the crowd. We do it without asking ourselves the why, but because we see everyone following. An example is when people elect Presidents, the majority of times people don't research what the people running for President are true to what they are saying. Sometimes just because others are voting for one, the rest of people do the say thing as well. It is important to research and educate ourselves in order to make good choices or at least do our best to make them. We need to speak up and let others know how we think about particular subjects.
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I completely agree about people listening to celebrities. They probably aren't the best source for information but the public eats up whatever they say.
I think we do the same thing with doctors. We put people in the medical profession on pedestals and just about worship them without ever questioning what they tell us.
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