I also think Drinker's points are relatively true. My wife and I were having a conversation yesterday about why multiculturalism is a pipe dream when dealing with more than a few who have no choice to blend in rather than forming their own conclave. I see two types of people: The "IS" people and the "OUGHT" people. The "IS" people understand loyalty to the tribe, whether the tribe be family, friends, their church, their boss, even those who drive a similar type vehicle, and understand it is usually preferable to hang with ones "own" kind. Look at the examples: Prius drivers think Escalade drivers are ignorant boobs, Chinatown, Little Italy, the hood, guys think blonds have more fun, the animals at doggie day care gathering into like groups of big, little, black, brown. The list goes on. The "OUGHTS" tend to hang together and think the "IS" people just don't get it that the planet is more important than the people who inhabit it. Vegans, vegetarians, paleos, sushi lovers, brisket lovers (kudos to Desert) all vs. each other, cigar smokers vs. the evil tobacco folks, NASCAR lovers vs. the ballet lovers. The lists are endless and I did not even get to the Pollock jokes, Aggie jokes, strong armed posturing by nations, Christians vs. Muslims or Catholics vs. Pentecostals that illustrate how tribal we humans and animals really are. And lastly, those tribes that I belong to are certainly of more value and importance than those beastly tribes you kow-tow to.
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... M
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. Psalm 146:3
