Common sense was once a good term and an entire book was written about the subject and the author was Thomas Paine. And he believed that the human individual does not understand what falsities he has ascribed to when the individual talks about the goodness of the many. But now it is overused by people who have a false idea of what common sense really means. Here's why I think the phrase, "common sense," does not always accurately depict the situation or solve it effectively in day-to-day social multimedia. "Common Sense", by Thomas Paine, was written during the revolution and during that time, slavery was normal, government was seen as the epitome of human failure, and that the good times were the times when there were no leaders. Centuries later, we now think government, if run by ethical and altruistic people, can get large for government should be like the most ethical government ever. It is not a corporate-government nor a dictatorship, for government is best when democracy is exercised to the fullest. If the government is used properly, the betterment of society can be accomplished by implementing creative ideas by creative people that make society better for everyone.
Common sense is not about understanding human motives; it does not represent the goodness of every individual. The original concept of common sense was that the goodness of the individual is often marginalized by the goodness of the pack. However, the goodness of the pack was defined as not including our neighbors. This is because a pack-like mentality has been found to erode individuals' behavior with falsehoods, misrepresentations of the "other," and the spreading of truths that are really untrue. Common sense is not about looking at the best solutions for solving problems like world-overpopulation, immigration, and illegal immigration, since the solutions offered to you ignore the desires and wishes of the increasingly close "other." This other is not someone who exists to the mind of the Nativist who fully subscribe to "Common Sense" as detailed by T.P., and therefore, common sense makes perfect sense to the user who says "that's common sense!" when in fact a better solution exists. Common sense places the goodness of the many over the goodness of the individual, but any attempt at redefining the pack as inclusive lowers the goodness of the pack because the individual divides the pack. Common sense proprietors see individuals as those who do not see the full picture, often, and therefore, any inclination that a better solution exists are unfathomable or dangerous to them. The usage of "common sense" hopes that the reader listens to your fear and anger that is a hope that you will convince the pack to agree: we are all afraid and fearful of the "other." Common sense does not take into account the emotions of individuals who see the best solution, whatever that might be, which is a win-win for everyone. The solution would not be from a close-minded group, e.g. the K.K.K. and the Nazi-USA movement that sees only a win-lose solution that really is a lose-lose for everyone. Indeed, anyone who is creative can come up with a better solution than that, but Artful people are those who are in charge of their minds, emotions, and are confident. I don't know how else to say this, but white-racist, Constitutionalist America is a dying breed, because they defined "common sense" inaccurately. They see the individual as non-creative and as making up the pack and therefore, the pack as missing the point often when a single person speaks for them. My argument is that a single person cannot understand the needs of the many without first being in-tune with himself. My argument suggests those who do not believe in "common sense" do in fact believe in humanity, and that those who say the phrase do not believe in the other's humanity. If you are listening to a person in-tune with themselves, they try to convey meaning and show you how it is rather than make you infer, deduce, and extrapolate what the individual says "makes common sense" since the phrase is inherently exclusive.
