The Exceptionless Rule and Viktor Frankl
This Week's Note
The Exceptionless Rule
Although the rule is that all rules have exceptions, if we look hard enough we will eventually find rules that cannot be contradicted, rules that are truly “exception-less.”
One of these exception-less rules was discovered by Victor Frankl, a Jewish psychologist who was sentenced to four concentration camps. In essence, Frankl discovered that without exception—there are only two “races” the “race” of the decent man and the “race” of the indecent man, and in every group both can be found.
While the quote is memorable, it’s the context that makes it an exeption-less rule. This quote was penned by a Jewish person reflecting on his captivity by Nazis. This quote was believed by someone who would have been worked to the brink of death then killed in some form of mass execution. This quote originated from someone held captive by a group of people who saw him as sub-human.
If, under these circumstances Frankl discovered that good people can be found in any group wherever, who am I to disagree? Who am I to search for a group that could be considered an exception to Frankl’s discovery?
So, while there are many rules about many groups we can full-heartedly believe that even among the most vile, like the American 1%, who are consumer-pilled sheeple propping up a system designed to profit from the 99%, the decent “race” can be found. Because above and beyond our lesser rules we’ve found one that cannot be contradicted.
This Week's Resource
​Vikot Frankl's quote from "Man's Search for Meaning"
“There are two races of men in this world, but only these two—the "race" of the decent man and the "race" of the indecent man. Both are found everywhere; they penetrate into all groups of society. No group consists entirely of decent or indecent people.”
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