Is Nationalism Just Tribalism? | FriendZone Debate
Summary
The FriendZone | Make Friends & Chat ⋅ Active Social Fun ⋅ Chill ⋅ VC community recently hosted a thought-provoking debate on the nature of nationalism and patriotism. Members explored whether nationalism is merely an evolved form of tribalism and if humanity can transcend these divisions. This discussion highlights the server's commitment to engaging, deep conversations alongside its active social and voice chat environment.
Nationalism is bullshit.
Why do you think so?
Patriotism is blindness, violence and cruelty disguised as loyalty. I don’t hate nations. I hate it when people try to justify violence, cruelty, killings and wars through the leans of nationalism. Which is just blindness disguised as nationalism.
Fair enuff.
Yup.
Nationalism is just tribalism but pumped up.
Exactly.
I believe we, as a species, should transcend the need for such a petty social class, but we're still animals with instincts at the end of the day.
:/
It won't change meaningfully in our lifetime, and maybe not even our children's lifetime, but we can support it now so it has an easier time changing.
Yeah.
Humans are built on patterns and the same patterns shows up in different ways.
Perhaps it is
