Perhaps it is natural and good populations bind together when threatened existentially, and fracture when wealthy and peaceful.
Perhaps it is good among humans, and I do think it is natural for us, but FWIW I think it’s a mistake to consider this a problem with liberalism or liberal democracy specifically or especially, even though that’s a relevant context today. The phrase “The empire divided longs to unite, united longs to divide” comes from China, after all.
Perhaps it is good among humans, and I do think it is natural for us, but FWIW I think it’s a mistake to consider this a problem with liberalism or liberal democracy specifically or especially, even though that’s a relevant context today. The phrase “The empire divided longs to unite, united longs to divide” comes from China, after all.