Friday, January 26, 2018
The Power of an Idea
There have been many times in history that an idea and a vision has caused a nationwide action and gained a huge following. A couple of examples would be Martin Luther King Jr. who had a vision for African Americans in the United States that pushed for equality for every man and woman, and Adolf Hitler who had a vision after World War 1 to revive Germany into a superpower country once again. Two vastly different causes but raised on a similar platform. They both started out with an idea that was small and not very backed in the beginning but through speech and presentation, it united people who felt the same way. Anyone could have an idea but it was how it was delivered to the community is what sparked the interest and belief that it could come true and provide a better life for many people. In the case of Adolf Hitler, it was very successful for the people who he accepted and supported him and unfortunately, the Jewish people got the short end of the stick and became the scapegoats. Ideas seem so small in the beginning but everything important in history that was caused by man was once an idea that transformed into action.
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Great post TJ. I completely agree. It's amazing to think that both of those events were started by one person who was insistent on getting their idea out there and making a change. This also says something about humans resistance to change but also their need to follow. Another weird thing to think about relating to this is what would have happened if the battle of Normandy never happened and Hitler was able to fulfill his vision and take over the rest of Europe and maybe the world. That one act against his vision is mainly what stopped him.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more. There are people out in the world who start off with an idea and they form groups that they feel are correct or justifiable whether for a good cause or bad. When a person has a new thought they are usely put down but like in the case of Hitler financial or spiritual struggle can make ideas more appealing to groups of people in addition to being mistreated and discriminated against which has led to multiple revolutions throughout history.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the idea that the power of an idea can influence lots of people and can potentially become something good or something bad. We see that in both examples there is a motive and there is someone or something to blame and the circumstances were able to help the both Hitler and MLK but their ideas were accepted by many many because of the things that lined up for people to hear Hitler and Mlk's ideas
ReplyDeleteI agree but that is true about everything man holds today everything but nature we invented and created. I do find your point interesting though about the two sides of people and ideas it really bring in prospective how all of our history has really been our doing good or bad.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good thought, the power of an idea remains the same. It is how the person decides to use this power that matters. MLK used it for good, Hitler used it for bad.
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