The Tyranny of "We"

In one of my latest projects for the sideline, I had to make a book report, and I liked this particular project, because in the process, I found the work reviewed interesting… mainy because its message was in agreement with my own personal philosophy. It was the novella Anthem by Ayn Rand. It was about a society regressed to prehistoric standards (no electricity, just candles), but most notable is the form of government, seemingly a collectivist autocracy that assigns people what they are to do in life. The society is a “We” society, wherein nobody is allowed to even have an individual thought. A single person, such as the protagonist, uses the word “we” to refer to oneself. One person is not thought to be a single important unit, but worth anything only when part of a group. In other words, a person is a mere component.