Daily Inspiration Quote by Tom Metzger

The bluntness is the point: a power move disguised as candor. "We care little" isn’t merely dismissive; it’s a boundary being drawn between "we" (the self-appointed vanguard) and the "average citizen" (a mass to be managed, bypassed, or baited). The line performs contempt as a kind of strength, betting that spectators will confuse indifference to public opinion with leadership, authenticity, or bravery.

The subtext is authoritarian and strategic. If you declare you don’t care what most people think, you’re also declaring you don’t need consent. That’s not just anti-populism; it’s anti-democracy wearing a tough-guy grin. The phrase "average citizen" does extra work, too: it’s a put-down that frames the majority as mediocre, manipulable, and unworthy of consideration, while flattering the in-group as exceptional. It’s recruitment language. It tells potential followers: you’re not average, and you don’t have to play by the public’s rules.

In context, coming from Tom Metzger, the intent reads less like celebrity contrarianism and more like movement logic. Extremist politics often thrives on antagonizing the mainstream, because backlash becomes proof of righteousness and isolation becomes cohesion. This is how you harden a base: you pre-empt moral criticism by declaring it irrelevant. The quote doesn’t argue; it immunizes. It’s not persuasion aimed outward. It’s permission aimed inward.