What could be wrong with collectivism? Surely it’s good to care about one’s fellow human
beings- to have a concern for other people, and not just oneself. And surely it’s good to care for the wider environment we all share- the plight of the planet and not just our own selfish lives within the bounds of our own little fences. Of course! Of course, of course, of course!

But that’s the thing. Because actually, we can have a social conscience, without having to adopt a wholly collectivist ideological position. In reality, we can have a social conscience, and yet still remain individuals. See and respect individuals in our interactions. But the collectivist ideology would say otherwise. It would say that the needs of the collective must take precedence over the needs of the individual. And individual rights must be renounced ‘for the greater good.’

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