A little important note

I have been having a lot of interesting conversations with people over Facebook about my last post. I usually (mostly) agree with what they have to say in the first half, but then they get talking in a very Americanized/western point of view during the second half.

I was happily surprised by how many libertarians agree with me (to an extent). I will cover a "libertarian way of collectivism" on a later date since that seems to interest people. That post will be very interactive, so be prepared to comment your input.

  

In order to understand what exactly I was talking about, and to get the most out of my blog, you need to study up a bit on (mainly) cultural anthropology. Other subfields (linguistic, archaeology, and biological), psychology, and sociology will help too, but to a lesser extent.

People are reading and comprehending it based on how we live life today. I am talking about how we evolved as a species, which we haven't really grown out of...unless you want to argue that, which you can, logically, to a certain point.

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Biggest reply to what most people have said about that last post: Yes, people look most after themselves - survival instinct. However, individuals wouldn't have "personal rights" in their tribe. Individualism and property rights are relatively new concepts (as in compared to how long we have been existing as a species). Each member contributes to survival of the tribe. Individuals depend on the tribe for survival, and the tribe depends on each useful individual. If an individual is stubborn and isn't playing his or her part - they were disposed of, killed or abandoned. No person wants that because if they weren't killed and, instead, were deserted, that means almost certain doom. If a tribe loses a member, the role either has to be replaced, or they all suffer. An individual and the tribe are, in a way, indistinguishable (of course not if the people personally know each other).

Again, study anthropology. If I post links to videos and articles, it is probably best if you view them. Summarizing only does so well.

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