Exodus, 20

The 9th commandment--Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

We are to speak up for the neighbor when she is falsely accused, and we are not to lie to get her in legal trouble for that would be most wicked of us.

Nor are we to bear false witness in social or business circles to damage her reputation, falsely imputing to things that she has not said or done, or fail to praise her for the good things that she has said and done.

The latter applies particularly to individualists and maverizers. Developed and developing loners are often the victim of false witness born against them by groupist neighbors, family members and acquaintances. The latter accuse them of what they have not said or done, and refuse to give them credit and praise for the positive things that they have said and done.

The interlocking chain of cliques and groups that populate society could not be so dominant and successful against those individuators wanting to leave the pack and live and tell the truth without community opinion falsely characterizing those out to be atypical and better themselves.

By slandering, demeaning, trashing and mischaracterizing the individuators, jealous, hostile, lying groupists discredit them with the entire community.

This cruel, false, nasty behavior hurts not only the maverizers smeared, but holds back all in the community as the false memes come to be believed and repeated.