"It seems that when we are oppressed by the knowledge of our worthlessness we do not see ourselves as lower than some and higher than others, but as lower than the lowest of mankind. We hate then the whole world, and we would pour our wrath upon the whole of creation...
...There is a deep reassurance for the frustrated in witnessing the downfall of the fortunate and the disgrace of the righteous. They see in a general downfall an approach to the brotherhood of all. Chaos, like the grave, is a haven of equality...
..Their burning conviction that there must be a new life and a new order is fueled by the realization that the old will have to be razed to the ground before the new can be built...
Their clamor for a millennium is shot through with a hatred for all that exists, and a craving for the end of the world.
Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life...
Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life...
...Thus people haunted by the purposelessness of their lives try to find a new content not only by dedicating themselves to a holy cause but also by nursing a fanatical grievance. A mass movement offers them unlimited opportunities for both."
-Eric Hoffer, The True Believer
-Eric Hoffer, The True Believer
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