Herd Mentality: Humanity's Achilles Heel

Herd Mentality: a psychological phenomenon that describes the tendency of people to conform to the beliefs or behaviors of a group they are part of. It can be seen in many aspects of life. (AI Overview)

Globalism And Tribalism

I have been a consistent promoter of globalism as the best route to maximize the well-being of sentient life on Earth. The reason for this is simple: historically, when humans cooperate to address problems there are greater chances of success than the opposites of "rugged individualism", "tribalism", and "factionalism." However, there is value in learning from other groups (tribes) regarding the diversity of ideas and cultures. After all, no group of humans has all the answers to solving problems.

That said, click on the links below that include examples of the positive aspects of tribalism:

Tribalism: what is it and is it good, bad, or toxic?

The Myth of Tribalism

The Troubling Obsession With Political “Tribalism”

The Problem Today Is Not Tribalism But Its Absence

The History Of The Israel - Palestine Conflict And Territorial Rights

One cannot fully understand the motives of the players in the Middle East until one understands its history. Click on the links below for videos providing a good start:

How Zionists Came to Palestine Under British Protection

Britain in Palestine 1917-1948

History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Whose Land Is It? Palestine Or Israel?

How Britain Started the Arab-Israeli Conflict

The Problem With the Middle East's Borders

Why the Middle East’s Borders Guarantee Forever War

Current Bad Actors:

The evil of Hamas and other Palestinian terrorists

The evil of Israel's Ultra-Orthodox

The evil of Evangelical Christians regarding Israel

More:

Podcast: Summary of the full spectrum of thought on the issues

Article: The Moral Deficiencies of a Liberal Education

Territorial Rights:

The discussion over who has rights over territory is the history of civilization and NO culture is "right" anywhere on the planet. It is more than time for humanity to grow up and learn to live together peacefully as a united human family.

At its base, the problem is tribalism and its bedfellow religion. As civilization has evolved from clans/tribes into wider communities, the residual of this basic social structure remains deep in our psyche. Today, with the findings of science, we know that race and religion are false and harmful human constructs. History clearly shows that cooperation trumps tribalism and individualism in the flourishing of humanity.

Science must be THE tool we use to inform our innate reason, wisdom, and common humanity!