Mob Mentality: the Danger of the Human Herd
Why things like the Vancouver Riots happen, and why they're likely to continue to happen.
How to start a fire:
- consolidate flammable material
- provide adequate oxygen to burn
- spark a flame
Riots are nothing new, and often we hear about them happening in far away places and there's a sort of subconscious shrug as we dismiss it as "the way those people are". The Vancouver Riots last night are different for a few reasons, not the least of which is that they took place in Vancouver. Canada. It's not often that we see the social fabric pulled back from our northern neighbors. The country campaigns on its friendliness and courtesy, even highlighting those qualities in the 2008 Olympics (also in Vancouver). Of course, with a slightly longer memory we may recall the 1994 riots, again over the loss of their precious Canucks hockey team and again during the Stanley Cup finals.
