The Power of the Mob

The mob will not be pacified without a victim. Pilot ends up underwriting mob justice instigated by the religious leaders who are envious of jesus. The many individuals within the crowd fuse into a sort of single entity, an actor driven by a violent frenzy that none within it could truly withstand or understand. That sort of social contagion is an intoxicating and powerful force. It gives a sense of unity, purpose and an intoxicating sense of morality. And all end up bowing before its impulses. Principles of justice are abandoned. They fall by the wayside. This choice in embryo was the lar a choice that israel made, a choice that ultimately led to its destruction