Being saved by belonging to a group erases your voice as an individual—this is any cult’s agenda: you belong to the group more than to your self. Every cult leader says one thing: we own you! Fight to own yourself. You become what you focus on with feeling. Make your self every day. What do you value? Consume what you want to become. All persuasion is a kind of hypnosis. Self-awareness breaks the spell. Knowing is power. View quoted note →

And in those cases, it definitely wasn't the people thinking about the collective. It was forced on them by the state. Just another excuse to steal from the people.