The human need to be heard and the Negro-Con

I think that it is close to being ubiquitously true that most humans want to be heard. Being heard, I believe, is part of the human social interdependency that subsequently arises from a need for attention by each individual. We are all victims of these needs to one degree or another.

Much of living is a competition. This is true of all forms of life, seeking survival and progeny. Thus, in group dynamics, there is often a competition to be heard or for attention, by individuals. Thus, in order to “stand out” and be heard in a group, one must find a way to separate themselves from the others, or simply blend in as part of the collective voice, with not voice being distinguishable from another.

These phenomenons, I due believe, is another cause of the effect of the creation of the Negro-Con. Becoming a Negro-Con can be a conduit for the fulfillment of the individualistic need of being heard and hence, getting attention. Think of a mass choir, such as the Mississippi Mass Choir, with 50 voices singing in harmony. It is hard for one person to get attention is they are all singing in unity. However, one can easily get attention by being off key or out of harmony with the others. This is the Negro-Con in the mass choir of black America.

The Negro-con cannot be heard and cannot get attention, and hence cannot be promoted in the mass choir of black thought and opinion, so he or she needs to think and opine out of tune with the masses. Now, obviously, being heard and getting attention is an individualistic objective and individualistic objectives are often the enemy of collective objectives. Singing in concert, like a mass choir, is not promoting individuals, but the collective.

The Negro-Con has started a new choir, sponsored and funded by white conservatives who provide what songs to sing and what keys to sing in. However, they get promoted by the white conservative power structure, which then allows there singing to be heard nationwide. Many of the Negro-Cons are often more than glad to speak out against the mass black choir singing in harmony, because they resent the choir not allowing them to be heard or to sing off key to the collective harmony and interest of the group.

What the Negro-Con really covets is power and before he can get power he must gain attention by being heard. He or she wants a coup of the current black leadership, who they feel are controlling the mass choir, by choosing the songs and what keys to sing in.

The Negro-Con has simply fallen victim to the plague of individualism that is eroding collective institutions.