Unfortunately, bullies and onlookers often take pleasure in making their target feel bad. Bullies and onlookers cheer for their preferred football club and against the opposition just like any other fan. The target is the lone member of the hostile team.
This is even better since the bullies and their devoted followers outnumber the target greatly and believe that it is okay to act aggressively. Due to the protection and anonymity provided by the group, people in groups are often more open to abuse.
The group’s fellowship, empathy for one another, and open hate for the target are both potent and hazardous. Similar situations can be found in political conflicts and persecution.
A red guy was encircled by a mob of people. The accusation of a crime, lynch court, and mob rule over a person. The crowd’s main figure, the leader, serves as a diving model.
The joy of the bullies’ followers is comparable to that of a crowd cheering on their favorite sports teams or a country when its warriors return from battle. Extreme passion is used to propagate it among the group, exalting its “heroes” while demeaning the rival or opponent.
The attitude and sentiments of animosity are the same whether it’s a gang of bullies and onlookers attacking a target or the opposite team in sports, the enemy on the battlefield, or a group of military personnel. It’s the “we vs them” dynamic.
Everybody in the group has a strong sense of camaraderie when bullies turn the entire school, workplace, or organization against one target. Group members cement their bonds with one another and move away from the objective. They exaggerate the similarities within their clique and the disparities from the target while doing this.
The more anger and enmity there is, the more people get together, form bonds, and throw hostility upon the victim. Simply said, anger and animosity only serve to fuel their goal to completely isolate and eradicate the victim. The more you understand pack mentality, the more equipped you’ll be to survive an attack by the crowd.
But I wonder if individuals behave in certain ways because of their personalities or because of their circumstances. This implies that characters’ personalities—which, as we discussed before, are influenced by their upbringing, surroundings, society, and community—determine how they are or behave.
The attribution theory is a form of analysis that I’ve heard of, and it contends that we may understand someone’s conduct by looking at both the context and their consistent, persistent personality features.
It clearly shows that situations frequently influence how individuals or characters behave. The kind of groupings that emerge in these circumstances are the source of this. Depending on the circumstance, individuals may band together to form a group known as a mob or herd.
Mob formation creates a strong influencing element that molds a person’s or character’s identity. The term “mob/herd mentality” refers to how individuals can be persuaded by their peers to engage in particular activities, follow fads, or buy particular goods. Conformity is demonstrated by the desire to become a part of this group or, at the very least, to be acknowledged by it.
Conformity is, in a way, a process through which we modify our behavior or way of thinking to conform to the norms or regulations of the group to which we belong. People often submit due to various societal pressures or inclinations. Respect for authority, a fear of being different, fear of rejection, or a need for approval are a few of these influences and wants. When we join a group, we are more inclined to cooperate with whatever the group chooses to satisfy our need to fit in or be liked.
It’s harder than you think to resist the urge to fit in with the crowd. People frequently join a gang or mob without even realizing it. But is it worthwhile to sacrifice your own identity and characteristics to fit into the social framework that others have created?