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<blockquote data-quote="Ambrus" data-source="post: 3435838" data-attributes="member: 17691">Wouldn't that be like taping a &quot;Kick me&quot; sign to the back of a recently executed prisoner? Speaking for myself, once I've both stabbed and burned my enemies' flesh I find I have little interest in playing around with the remains.I'm just saying that when I join an angry mob I like to have a clear idea of what our joint-goal is. If I see angry villagers heading up to the castle with pitchforks and torches then I know we're marching towards a righteousness smiting. If on the other hand I see that my compatriots are carrying bags of feathers and buckets of tar then I know we're just out to humiliate and run the heathen scum out of town. It'd be a different story if the mob was instead packing toilet paper rolls and cartons of eggs; which I'd equate with a desire for some wholesome fun.A mob needs the right tools for the job at hand. If everyone brings different materials then it could lead to an organisational disaster once the target of our righteous fury is apprehended. With so much energy and passion in the mix, the confused mob risks failing to accomplish anything at all. You see, angry mobs only function when everyone is united in their purpose and the people stop thinking individually. Sow the seeds of confusion and you risk loosing the wild-eyed anger as individuals stop to debate what needs to be done with the rest of the crowd starting to succumb to introspective soul-searching and other moral second-guessing.Eventually boredom and apathy will begin to lead some people to give up and go home. It might even lead to intra-mob disagreements and rioting (not that there's anything wrong with the latter, as long as that was your original goal mind you).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ambrus, post: 3435838, member: 17691"] Wouldn't that be like taping a "Kick me" sign to the back of a recently executed prisoner? Speaking for myself, once I've both stabbed and burned my enemies' flesh I find I have little interest in playing around with the remains.I'm just saying that when I join an angry mob I like to have a clear idea of what our joint-goal is. If I see angry villagers heading up to the castle with pitchforks and torches then I know we're marching towards a righteousness smiting. If on the other hand I see that my compatriots are carrying bags of feathers and buckets of tar then I know we're just out to humiliate and run the heathen scum out of town. It'd be a different story if the mob was instead packing toilet paper rolls and cartons of eggs; which I'd equate with a desire for some wholesome fun. A mob needs the right tools for the job at hand. If everyone brings different materials then it could lead to an organisational disaster once the target of our righteous fury is apprehended. With so much energy and passion in the mix, the confused mob risks failing to accomplish anything at all. You see, angry mobs only function when everyone is united in their purpose and the people stop thinking individually. Sow the seeds of confusion and you risk loosing the wild-eyed anger as individuals stop to debate what needs to be done with the rest of the crowd starting to succumb to introspective soul-searching and other moral second-guessing. Eventually boredom and apathy will begin to lead some people to give up and go home. It might even lead to intra-mob disagreements and rioting (not that there's anything wrong with the latter, as long as that was your original goal mind you). [/QUOTE]

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