Comment by Peter_Josefson on Is Morality Preference? · 2008-11-14T04:28:35.000Z · LW · GW

Hi,

Very interesting blog.

I have a question, that I would really like peoples input on.

We know that people have a tendency to be against foreigners (out group) and be fore their own contrymen (in-group). However, there are plenty of examples where citizens dislike their countrymen and do not associate with them.

Obert in the thread above had the example of German resistance during WWII and we have Aboriginees in many countries, perhaps punkers and other movements.

My first question is whether you can think of more examples where long terms citizens in a country dislike (and probably more than they dislike other countries even!)that country (their other countrymen)?

My second question is what we may call this: Is it dissociation, aversion, disaffiliation or what concept describes and covers best this phenomenon?

Thanks, Peter