I get the point about belonging but your comment reeks of dehumanization.
Join us or else....
That kind of attitude creates and/or enforces much of the negativity in this world such as the actions of cops alleged by Ian Murdock.
Join us or else....
That kind of attitude creates and/or enforces much of the negativity in this world such as the actions of cops alleged by Ian Murdock.
You are free to choose your own collective identity. Do whatever you want. If you say that you are not part of any collective identity, I'm not sure about that...
The collective identity mindset opens people up to manipulation, guilt by association, and undeserved praise by association (which sounds nice but can lead to poor decisions based on a distorted sense of self). Any benefits are comparatively small. You can still go [verb] with the [verb]ers without merging your identity and worldview with theirs.