A speaker argues that humans have a sheep-like need to conform, citing the Japanese proverb about the nail that sticks out getting hammered down. He claims this herd mentality is universal and blames left-wing professors for teaching children to avoid standing out.
One of the many, many revelations of the last few years for me has been the sheep-like quality that is built into most human beings. We— I've always heard, we've always been told the famous Japanese saying, the nail that sticks out should be hammered in. In other words, don't stick out. You'll, you'll pay a price for not marching with the herd. And so much of my life I thought it was a Japanese or perhaps Asian characteristic, but it's a human characteristic. These are sheep, these left-wing professors. They're the people who teach your children.
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