The even sadder truth is that description largely applies to most human beings, regardless of political persuasion. It doesn't just apply to "them", it applies to all of us in varying ways and degrees. Similar to the twelve-step program used in addiction recovery, the first step is to recognize we're all vulnerable to tribalism. It is la…
The even sadder truth is that description largely applies to most human beings, regardless of political persuasion. It doesn't just apply to "them", it applies to all of us in varying ways and degrees. Similar to the twelve-step program used in addiction recovery, the first step is to recognize we're all vulnerable to tribalism. It is largely our nature to be tribal and to perceive threats from "the other" as existential. That adaptive strategy is what allowed the human species to survive and thrive for the first 99% of human history, which spans roughly 250,000 years. It is no longer the right strategy because, whether we like it or not, the world has gotten much smaller and our ability to change it has gotten so much bigger. The challenge humanity faces is can we evolve fast enough to recognize that and learn from it as a species before we wipe ourselves out.
The even sadder truth is that description largely applies to most human beings, regardless of political persuasion. It doesn't just apply to "them", it applies to all of us in varying ways and degrees. Similar to the twelve-step program used in addiction recovery, the first step is to recognize we're all vulnerable to tribalism. It is largely our nature to be tribal and to perceive threats from "the other" as existential. That adaptive strategy is what allowed the human species to survive and thrive for the first 99% of human history, which spans roughly 250,000 years. It is no longer the right strategy because, whether we like it or not, the world has gotten much smaller and our ability to change it has gotten so much bigger. The challenge humanity faces is can we evolve fast enough to recognize that and learn from it as a species before we wipe ourselves out.