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Re:I worked on the US drone program. The public should know ... by Houshalter on Sunday December 29, 2013 @07:59PM (#6982451)
But there is no reason it has to be that way. For most of human history we lived in small tribes of a hundred people or so, and everyone pretty much cared only for the people in their own tribe. But then we moved on to entire cities of thousands, where you likely didn't know everyone else, but it was still possible to care for strangers because they were still part of your "tribe". Then we moved on to nations with millions of people, and nationalism still proved to be effective.

So maybe we can someday go to globalism. Putting the whole of humanity inside your circle of concern, not just your friends and members of your tribe.

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Re:I worked on the US drone program. The public should know ... by AndrewKemendo on Monday December 30, 2013 @01:34PM (#6986019)
The reality is, your brain cannot process that many close connections so you are inevitably limited.
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Re:I worked on the US drone program. The public should know ... by Houshalter on Tuesday December 31, 2013 @01:33AM (#6989380)
Well the same is true for countries, but nationalism seems to work.
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Re:I worked on the US drone program. The public should know ... by philwelch on Sunday December 29, 2013 @09:30PM (#6982693)
Maybe. It would be nice.
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