A quotation from Russell, Bertrand

Well, it is part of our emotional apparatus that we are liable to both love and hate, and we like to exercise them. We love our compatriots and we hate foreigners. Of course, we love our compatriots only when we’re thinking of foreigners. When we’ve forgotten foreigners, we don’t love them so much.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Interview by Woodrow Wyatt, BBC TV (1959)

#quote #quotes #quotation #foreigners #hate #humannature #love #othering #tribalism #UsVersusThem
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Interview by Woodrow Wyatt, BBC TV (1959) - Russell, Bertrand | WIST Quotations

Well, it is part of our emotional apparatus that we are liable to both love and hate, and we like to exercise them. We love our compatriots and we hate foreigners. Of course, we love our compatriots only when we're thinking of foreigners. When...

Tucker Carlson Brought TV Racism Into The 21st Century

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#truth #Fox #media #disinformation #division #tribalism #racism #TuckerCarlson #sedition

Tucker Carlson Brought TV Racism Into The 21st Century

The sudden departure of cable’s top news host shocked the country. But his legacy won’t disappear so quickly.

Social Media Capitalism is DESTROYING Your Mind

“We are not medieval peasants begging at the court of King Zuckerberg. We are the free citizens of democracy"

#capitalism #tribalism #social #socialmedia #diaspora #facebook #twitter #ddn

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Social Media Capitalism is DESTROYING Your Mind

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A quotation from Malcolm X

You’re not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.

Malcolm X (1925-1965) American revolutionary, religious leader [b. Malcolm Little]
“Prospects for Freedom in 1965,” speech, New York (7 Jan 1965)

#quote #quotes #quotation #blindness #facereality #hypocrisy #ideology #integrity #meme #patriotism #tribalism #willfulignorance #wrong
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"Prospects for Freedom in 1965," speech, New York (7 Jan 1965) - Malcolm X | WIST Quotations

You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.

Sounds a bit like some we know who reference the #TrumpVirus (hate-lies-division-anti-truth-voting-education) - and #tribalism -
I sure hope Lincoln Project (ex-Republicans, strong anti-fascists) call to action & the optimistic comments ring true, and happen.

There are more of us than there are of them. We will win.

IF we unite against the true "enemy" of democracy, the entire package: disinformation, cult messaging, tribalism, & criminality...

#accountability #truth #midterms2022 #vote #democracy #MakeAmericaSaneAgain #sedition #disinformation

A quotation by Stanley, Jason

What happens when conspiracy theories become the coin of politics, and mainstream media and educational institutions are discredited, is that citizens no longer have a common reality that can serve as background for democratic deliberation. In such a situation, citizens have no choice but to look for markers to follow other than truth or reliability. What happens in such cases, as we see across the world, is that citizens look to politics for tribal identifications, for addressing personal grievances, and for entertainment. When news becomes sports, the strongman achieves a certain measure of popularity. Fascist politics transforms the news from a conduit of information and reasoned debate into a spectacle with the strongman as the star.

Jason Stanley (b. 1969) American philosopher, epistemologist, academic

How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them, ch. 4 (2018)

#quote #quotation #conspiracy-theory #fascism #identity #information #journalism-fourth-estate #politics #spectacle #stardom #tribalism #truth

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WIST - Stanley, Jason | How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them, ch. 4 (2018)

What happens when conspiracy theories become the coin of politics, and mainstream media and educational institutions are discredited, is that citizens no longer have a common reality that can serve as background for democratic deliberation. In...

Another day of surreal shock in Russia as well as Ukraine. And another illustration by my very talented friend in Moscow.
I can't say I can 100% interpret the meaning/symbolism, but for sure it reflects the division/tribalism which is the fuel for hate, war, etc. And the spoon-feeding of it via "the media". They, they, they... "those people"... "Why can't we just get along?"

#Ukraine #Russia #invasion #reflections #cartoon #war #tribalism

Quit Calling #BillGates a Liberal • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2020/06/13/bill-gates-not-a-liberal/ ䷉ #Techrights #tribalism #oligarchy #robbery | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/06/13/bill-gates-not-a-liberal/

Quit Calling Bill Gates a Liberal

Money and greed know no "wings" and political loyalties based upon ideological orientation; in a two-party system, moreover, the rich will always get a lot richer (and fast!) because they play parties off against each other

A glimpse of Catalan supremacism. Quim Torra, former president of Catalonia, was a Catalan supremacist who regarded non-Catalan Spaniards as racially inferior beasts.

#España #Spain #Catalonia #Cataluña #tribalism #supremacism

A quotation by Gordon, Peter E.

[Fascism] imagines the masses not as a pluralistic citizenry but as a primal horde whose power can be awakened by playing upon atavistic feelings of hatred and belonging. Its chosen leader must exhibit strength: his refusal to compromise and readiness to attack are seen as signs of tough-mindedness, while any concern for constitutionality or the rule of law are disdained as signs of weakness. The most powerful myth, however, is that of the embattled collective. Critics are branded as traitors, while those who do not fit the criteria for inclusion are vilified as outsiders, terrorists, and criminals.

Peter E, Gordon (b. 1966) American intellectual historian

“Why Historical Analogy Matters,” New York Review of Books (7 Jan 2020)

#quotation #quote #aggression #belonging #collective #criticism #determination #fascism #hatred #leader #rule-of-law #tribalism

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WIST - Gordon, Peter E. | "Why Historical Analogy Matters," New York Review of Books (7 Jan 2020)

[Fascism] imagines the masses not as a pluralistic citizenry but as a primal horde whose power can be awakened by playing upon atavistic feelings of hatred and belonging. Its chosen leader must exhibit strength: his refusal to compromise and...

An observation:

As with the Net at large, there seems to be forms of #tribalism within #diaspora society. For some individuals, the pod from which one posts is a measure of veracity. Does it make any difference to my message if I post through #pluspora or naturalnews.com?