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[rothschild]

RC:

First, your original statement regarding privilege was one coupled with being in the state of an ideological bubble.  I do not see them as mutually inclusive, as a complete moron can live or be afforded a privileged life . . . and, an ideological sycophant does not denote privilege.  Just like skin color.  One has no bearing on the other.

Second, those who adhere to the XYZ or Not XYZ camps are intolerant and delusional fools.  Neither side sees their myopic vision, nor will give an inch in their positions.  And the media and "experts" fuel the division, happily, for both.  Primitive, tribal, social behavior that we delude ourselves as having evolved away from and outgrown, is always with us.

That's why I coupled them, because being privileged doesn't necessarily mean you live in that bubble.

Socialization works because human beings are impressionable/malleable as children, to a lesser extent as adults. The blame, as far as I'm concerned, falls on those who perpetuate an education system that is primarily concerned with indoctrination -- a system that is in part based on the old Prussian model.

This is why I see elitism as cancer. They see the masses as little more than livestock, to be herded in accordance with their supremacist notions of what is right and good.

People are what you make of them, and what we see today is the abject failure of those who see themselves as our betters. In actuality, they are nothing more than clever, souless parasites.

It's not the inherent tribal aspect of our evolutionary heritage that is disturbing, it is the perversion of the required and absolute nullification of the non-tribal member . . . for the simple reason they are not of the body.  

Politics, race, gender, religion, sports . . . the Borg . . . if you refuse to be assimilated, surrender and unquestioningly subscribe to the tribe, you (and your opinions and beliefs) are a threat and you WILL be attacked or cancelled.  

Red and Blue both inhabit the bubble . . . and yet their accusing fingers are always pointed to the other, and rarely at themselves.

But are you really surprised that people feel the need to belong to group, even if they don't believe all of the philosophies and practices being sown?

I don't.  It's a basic survival skill for the weak and fearful.  Be part of the pack, lest you be the prey.

Safety in numbers and let someone else do your thinking.  All the while justifying and applauding your "personal" courage and convictions.

We have the capability to rise above tribalism. The primary prerequisite, I think, is critical thinking, which gets back to education. Ending standardization would be
a huge step in the right direction. Competition with respect to thoughts and ideas is absolutely essential to achieving and maintaining a healthy and dynamic society.