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To: Dayuhan who wrote (218281)	2/13/2007 6:50:30 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"I think what people miss is the idea of existential struggle of good vs evil ..." Our generation is no different in that respect than any of the past. Circumstances change but the challenges and struggles are universal and time independent. Good vs Evil may not exist on the basis of national identity, or a uniform color but the issue is quite real. And, as always, 98% of the population wont wake up to it until a history book explains it to them in 20 years or so. Brutal oppression, corruption, blood lust and hate are operating in the world as lively as ever. The fundamentally important need for belongingness trumps almost all other social drives. Identifying with and loyalty to group is what defines community. Loyalty to tribe, religion, race, national origin, extreme liberal chaos, extreme oppressive totalitarianism, dogma etc. can lead to a false sense of devotion to the banners of one group identity or another. People of normal intelligence often compromise reason and a principled conscience for fear of being diminished or outcast all together. It is this type of commitment to the external emblems of order that tends toward corruption (extremism). The cost is a principled identity of self. Bullies who fear loss of status or power, new members, or those barely in touch as a community member, who are seeking validation are the most likely to lean furthest to extremes. In our recent generations we have seen a meshing and blending of cultures that will, in short order, define global community. What we lack in this generation is a locus of identity, defining globalized humanity, based on common principle. Extremism is the plague of our generation. It knows no nationality or particular dogma. It has infested populations across all boundaries.