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Us and them
And, after all, we’re only ordinary men.
Me and you
God only knows it’s not what we would choose to do.
Pink Floyd, Us and Them
It is relatively rare that the ideas in psychology texts become so well known that they influence popular culture. However, as the above lyrics attest, one such idea maintains that if you put ordinary decent people in groups and create a division between ‘us’ and ‘them’ then they will descend mindlessly into brutality, to the extent that they might even be prepared to commit mass murder. And in a world where the brutality of groups is as apparent as ever, this idea continues to have widespread appeal.
I think that it's quite interesting... and judging from the topics in this very section, and some of the stories I've read in the Attic, I think some of you may also be interested... if you hadn't read it already, that is!