minus-squaremozzlinkfedilink1•9 months agoYeah. Humans are tribal. It’s natural to want to defend your grouping whether they’re right or wrong, it’s as much built in as liking to eat good food and being happy at the beach.
minus-square@stanleytweedlelinkEnglish3•9 months agoI don’t give people a pass on mindless tribal politics just because it’s ‘human nature’. Modern humans have a choice.
minus-squaremozzlinkfedilink3•9 months ago100% agreed. I wasn’t saying it at all as a good thing or justified when it happens, just observing that it’s surprisingly common / easy to fall into.
Yeah. Humans are tribal. It’s natural to want to defend your grouping whether they’re right or wrong, it’s as much built in as liking to eat good food and being happy at the beach.
I don’t give people a pass on mindless tribal politics just because it’s ‘human nature’. Modern humans have a choice.
100% agreed. I wasn’t saying it at all as a good thing or justified when it happens, just observing that it’s surprisingly common / easy to fall into.