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Now - can we talk about those damned commie-French? I think it wise we don't even begin to discuss the shifty asians or women or shifty asian women. Before we do though, us Stretfordians have got some beef to sort out with the Heaton Park posse.
—Modulous
I have no idea what your talking about . Looks like a joke that is over my head.
Which is a shame as this is precisely the point that unifies many of the apparently differing opinions around here.
We are fairly confident that there are not too many sociopaths. But at the same time, there appear to be so many tossers around. What is going on? Back to Mod's earlier statement:
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If you knew there was no God would you rape and kill your neighbour for the contents of their house? Probably not. If you lived in a small tribe, you might go and kill the other small tribe over there and steal the contents of their house. Not only are you not going to be punished for it, but it doesn't necessarily scream against your humanity to do it.
—Modulous
The point is the tribal grouping gets small... very small: gangs and sub-gangs. Within the sub-unit there is empathy, a desire to belong, and even altruism. Outside the sub-unit it doesn't matter - it's another tribe.
The goal as far as I am concerned is to broaden the tribal boundary - become a citizen of the world. It isn't about gaining altruism, it's about applying it to larger and larger sets of the world population.
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