An exploration of the mechanisms that drive tribalism — and that offer a way out of it.
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opening quote:
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. To be your own man is a hard business. If you try it, you’ll be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.
—Rudyard Kipling
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0:00 tribalism defined
1:12 group biases
1:26 Tajfel on group membership
2:28 Greene’s ’Moral tribes’
6:34 Cohen on party politics
8:38 common enemies
10:25 common humanity
12:32 tribalistic wiring
17:26 clashing moral systems
19:19 defending freedoms
21:23 summary
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Dutch subtitles: kedrednael
Thank you to the anonymous English subtitle writer who got in there before me and keyed in the captions!
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References:
Cohen, G.L. (2003) Party over policy: the dominating impact of g