I think that ideological groups "naturally" seek to quell all differing groups. Like dueling beehives.
In decades past they could exist peacefully, insulated by a natural inability to communicate. An inability to rub against each other.
But now we are in the age of communication. We have the internet. The sensitivity and power of the hive has grown vastly. It touches much that it never touched before. Various ideological groups are now crowding each other. Grinding cheek and jowl. A thousand new "threats" become apparent. A thousand new demands for quelling.
So now we see more of that inter-ideological friction happening.
This is not a conscious act. It's more like gravity. Gallivanting glaciers. Or weather.
Charles Fort examined this phenomenon a bit. Check out his "Book of the Damned" for more on that.
In decades past they could exist peacefully, insulated by a natural inability to communicate. An inability to rub against each other.
But now we are in the age of communication. We have the internet. The sensitivity and power of the hive has grown vastly. It touches much that it never touched before. Various ideological groups are now crowding each other. Grinding cheek and jowl. A thousand new "threats" become apparent. A thousand new demands for quelling.
So now we see more of that inter-ideological friction happening.
This is not a conscious act. It's more like gravity. Gallivanting glaciers. Or weather.
Charles Fort examined this phenomenon a bit. Check out his "Book of the Damned" for more on that.