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Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
by Sebastian Junger
I don't know why, but before I picked this book up I had the notion it was a more 'new age' look at tribe. Not the case. From Native American (American Indian) tribal traditions to the effects of a cohesive unit and community support in wartimes, Junger surmises the problems our current society faces as we move further and further from a collective, supportive effort where each member feels needed and useful. A few favorites:
"The economic and marketing forces of modern society have engineered an environment...that maximizes consumption at the long-term cost of well-being'...humans have dragged a body with a long hominid history into an overfed, malnourished, sedentary, sunlight-deficient, sleep-deprived, competitive, inequitable, and socially-isolating environment with dire consequences." (p. 23)
"Our society is alienating, technical, cold and mystifying. Our fundamental desire, as human beings, is to be close to others, and our society does not allow for that" (p. 94)
"A society that doesn't offer its members the chance to act selflessly in these ways isn't a society in any tribal sense of the word; it's just a political entity that, lacking enemies, will probably fall apart on its own." (p.110)
"The United States is so powerful that the only country capable of destroying her might be the United States herself, which means that the ultimate terrorist strategy would be to just leave the country alone." (p. 127-128)
"The economic and marketing forces of modern society have engineered an environment...that maximizes consumption at the long-term cost of well-being'...humans have dragged a body with a long hominid history into an overfed, malnourished, sedentary, sunlight-deficient, sleep-deprived, competitive, inequitable, and socially-isolating environment with dire consequences." (p. 23)
"Our society is alienating, technical, cold and mystifying. Our fundamental desire, as human beings, is to be close to others, and our society does not allow for that" (p. 94)
"A society that doesn't offer its members the chance to act selflessly in these ways isn't a society in any tribal sense of the word; it's just a political entity that, lacking enemies, will probably fall apart on its own." (p.110)
"The United States is so powerful that the only country capable of destroying her might be the United States herself, which means that the ultimate terrorist strategy would be to just leave the country alone." (p. 127-128)