Social Identity: Us vs Them

1. Us vs them mentality.
a. Hatred. Ridicule & despise 'them'
b. Division
c. Submission to group leaders, demonize opposition
d. Loyalty to group over reason

"In the early 1970s, British social psychologist Henri Tajfel explored a phenomenon he called the minimal group paradigm. The basic idea behind this concept was to investigate the minimal conditions required for discrimination to occur within groups.
Amazingly, studies on this approach have shown that people tend to favor a group bias even when they are categorized on relatively meaningless distinctions, for example: eye color, what kind of paintings they like, or even the flip of a coin.
This tells us that we can potentially separate ourselves from a certain group of people on any random and arbitrary characteristic. Therefore, everyone is susceptible to be a perpetrator and/or victims of social prejudice and ostracism.
It appears that thinking of ourselves in terms of groups automatically leads to a kind of irrational group favoritism." source

There is nothing surprising about the 'social identity theory'. Any human being with any perception has seen it in play everywhere, at every time. But in America, & especially enlightened society, the little things that divide us are glossed over for the overriding UNITING factor of our common identity as civilized, free humans. America spearheaded this concept 200+ yrs ago, providing TOLERANCE & diversity into the constitution, rather than strictly demanding conformity.

But like other American virtues, these are being poo-pooed by the progressives, who are back to the old domineering ways of mandating conformity. THEIR moral views are superior, & they will not tolerate any dissension. The American Ideal supersedes the minor, arbitrary or physical traits like race, education, economic status, etc, as secondary. Not everyone followed this high view of man, but it was there as a goal.. a lofty aspiration to rise above the petty divisions of man.

But this very strength of character is also our downfall. We esteem tolerance so much, we are inclusive toward those who wish to destroy us. We do not have the balance or wisdom to keep our system intact from enemy attack, while accepting (and funding) those who are attacking.

The progressive left uses division as a weapon. they do not appeal to a higher unity, but divide over the smallest trait & petty human distinction. They divide us over race, money, gender, sexual preference, religion, & any arbitrary human trait. And empty headed fools fall for their schemes. They rush to the left to find quarter from the evil oppressors that the fear mongers concoct. They promise protection from bigotry of their own designs, which they constructed. The very things they accuse others of, they willfully & blatantly embrace. They are haters, racist, & bigoted, which they accuse in others with no circumspection.