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TreasonousBastard

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6. Tribalism is in our DNA-- it goes back to where...

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 10, 2019, 04:43 AM

Jul 2019

our ancestors had to watch out for the scumbags in Cave #46 who would steal our food and women. It's a pervasion of the "Fight or Flight" mechanism we are born with.

Chimpanzees will often murder an outsider who stumbles upon the troop.

We are no better, although we are much more sophisticated about it.

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I told you these people are batshit insane..... [View all] T_i_B Jul 2019 OP

Everyone wants to devolve into tribes ... even if they won't say, people see cataclysms are coming mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #1

Tribalism is in our DNA-- it goes back to where... TreasonousBastard Jul 2019 #6

The worship of 'strong leaders' is one of the more dangerous aspects of politics LeftishBrit Jul 2019 #2

The MP in question is Andrew Rosindell T_i_B Jul 2019 #3

'Strong leader' is often confused with 'aggressive attitude' LeftishBrit Jul 2019 #7

Many political terms and phrases have been abused to the point of meaninglessness T_i_B Jul 2019 #8

Boris Johnson is a strong leader?!?! Soph0571 Jul 2019 #4

They are yearning for their own Hitler to take control . Kablooie Jul 2019 #5