Judged By The Company We Keep
There are multiple proverbs
wise sayings implying
we are judged by the company
we keep; which implies
our friendships those we associate
with; are considered
character indicators which reflect
negatively or positively
upon credibility of our character.
A case in point an example
‘Birds of a feather flock together.’
Meaning people who are similar
with similar aims goals interests
backgrounds tend to congregate
together in friendship or common
necessity; sharing the same feather;
shared common characteristics is
common denominator glue binding
agent; sustaining interactive identity.
The mystery the spice the intrigue
is dynamics of mix sustaining such
group identities in shared interests.
Associating with esteemed company
implies basking within their radiance
popularity social advantages of light.
‘Tar with the same brush’ is to believe
wrongly that individuals groups share
the same faults unaccepted bad qualities.
Once in extreme cases of prejudice
a person or several individuals might
have been punished with the application
of a coat of tar and feathers; if the entire
body was covered coated in hot hate;
blocking all the pores of the skin; and
could not be removed in time; death resulted.
‘tarred with the same brush’ implies judgement
to punish to criticize severely and devastatingly.
The injustice humiliation of McCarthyism
an era of ‘reds under the bed’ witch hunts
is a political example of persecution bigotry
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poem by Terence George Craddock
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