The egalitarianism of the hunter-gatherer was fixed into the tribe and tended to have great hostility to other tribes. The chief divide today is universalist vs. localists. Universalists care little for the poor nearby and the impact their globalist policies have on them and placate themselves with the comfort that some stranger far away is better off. They lack empathy for their own and focus on an idea.
Local leaders owe loyalties to those in their polity, while distant technocrats, in DC, London, Davos or Brussels care little about the impact of their policies on their distant subjects.
Do you know Paul H. Rubins work? He wrote about all this extensively
Looks very interesting!
The egalitarianism of the hunter-gatherer was fixed into the tribe and tended to have great hostility to other tribes. The chief divide today is universalist vs. localists. Universalists care little for the poor nearby and the impact their globalist policies have on them and placate themselves with the comfort that some stranger far away is better off. They lack empathy for their own and focus on an idea.
Local leaders owe loyalties to those in their polity, while distant technocrats, in DC, London, Davos or Brussels care little about the impact of their policies on their distant subjects.