Topic of the week: Toxic Tribalism
I encountered some Toxic Tribalism related situation recently.
More info is found here:
In general Toxic Tribalism Means: "A loyalty to one’s own tribe or social group to the point that dogma and dysfunction become the standard."
The link shared 2 situations:
- Demonization — This is the first and foremost quality of someone who is toxically tribal. If there is any labeling of the other group as being “stupid,” “evil,” “racist,” “demons,” “scum,” so on and so forth then you can almost be sure that they are in the mindset of toxic tribalism.
- Unconscious Behavior & Attitudes — One of the hallmarks of someone who is engrossed in toxic tribalism is a lack of conscious behavior. Unconscious behavior comes in many forms such as screaming, not entertaining contradictory ideas, being closed minded, violence, and the list goes on. You cannot be dogmatic if you are truly conscious in the present moment. Dogmatic behavior can only take place in unconsciousness.
Similar topics:
I use to share tribe thinking link when I talk to people who search for enlightment
Argumentation fallacies
I have for a long time been a fan of argumentation fallacy. Especially since I often hear people use it (most often subconciously). I started to think that this is due to different education levels, but it might also be due to logic differences. And without rediculing people (which can be interpreted as a Master suppression techniue), I ask people not to change topic instead. Here are some common mistakes:
Ad hominem
Wiki says:
Typically this term refers to a rhetorical strategy where the speaker attacks the character, motive, or some other attribute of the person making an argument rather than attacking the substance of the argument itself.This avoids genuine debate by creating a diversion to some irrelevant but often highly charged issue. The most common form of this fallacy is "A makes a claim x, B asserts that A holds a property that is unwelcome, and hence B concludes that argument x is wrong".
Character assassination
Wiki says:
Characer assassination is a deliberate and sustained effort to damage the reputation or credibility of an individual. The term could also be selectively applied to social groups and institutions. Agents of character assassinations employ a mix of open and covert methods to achieve their goals, such as raising false accusations, planting and fostering rumors, and manipulating information.
Association fallacy
Wiki says:
An association fallacy is an informal inductive fallacy of the hasty-generalization or red-herring type and which asserts, by irrelevant association and often by appeal to emotion, that qualities of one thing are inherently qualities of another. Two types of association fallacies are sometimes referred to as guilt by association and honor by association. This can be considered a part of Ad hominem fallacy.
Straw man
Wiki says:
A straw man is a form of argument and an informal fallacy of having the impression of refuting an argument, meanwhile the proper idea of argument under discussion was not addressed or properly refuted.One who engages in this fallacy is said to be "attacking a straw man".
Ridicule
Wiki says:
In a manipulative way to portray the arguments of, or their opponents themselves, in a ridiculing fashion.
Loaded question/fox shears
Wiki says:
A loaded question/fox shears complex question is a question that contains a controversial assumption (e.g., a presumption of guilt). he traditional example is the question "Have you stopped beating your wife?" Whether the respondent answers yes or no, they will admit to having a wife and having beaten her at some time in the past. Thus, these facts are presupposed by the question, and in this case an entrapment, because it narrows the respondent to a single answer, and the fallacy of many questions has been committed.
Victim playing
Wiki says:
Victim playing (also known as playing the victim, victim card, or self-victimization) is the fabrication or exaggeration of victimhood for a variety of reasons such as to justify abuse of others, to manipulate others, a coping strategy, or attention seeking.
Heap blame/put to shame
Wiki says:
To embarrass someone, or to insinuate that they are themselves to blame for their position.
Collective responsibility
Collective responsibility refers to responsibilities of organizations, groups and societies, political parties. Collective punishment is also practiced in the situation of war, economic sanctions, etc., presupposing the existence of collective guilt.Collective guilt, or guilt by association, is the controversial collectivist idea that individuals who are identified as a member of a certain group carry the responsibility for an act or behavior that members of that group have demonstrated, even if they themselves were not involved.
Guilt-shame-fear spectrum of cultures
Reason for shame and guilt can be complex, and depend on where you are and whom you talk to.
Wiki says:
In cultural anthropology, the distinction between a guilt society (or guilt culture), shame society (also shame culture or honor-shame culture), and a fear society (or culture of fear) has been used to categorize different cultures. The differences can apply to how behavior is governed with respect to government laws, business rules, or social etiquette. This classification has been applied especially to so called "apollonian" societies, sorting them according to the emotions they use to control individuals (especially children) and maintaining social order, swaying them into norm obedience and conformity. Anglo-Saxon England is particularly notable as a shame culture, and this trait survived even after its conversion to Christianity, which is typically a guilt culture.
Other fallaceis mentioned at:
- Appeal to Ignorance
- False Dilemma
- Slippery Slope Fallacy
- Circular Argument
- Hasty Generalization
- Red Herring Fallacy
- Tu Quoque (Also Ad Hominem)
- Causal Fallacy
- Fallacy of Sunk Costs
- Appeal to Authority
- Equivocation
- Appeal to Pity
- Bandwagon Fallacy
For more information about how to find out that you are talking to funny people, here is a list of cognitive biases:
Potatoes and Switzerland
I harvestedpotatoes recently
...some are ready now...others I might need to wait another month...
I also passed by the airport. my brother is heading to switzerland.
Gatherings in gothenburg
Gathering 1:
Met up with a friend to try some pizza...
Gathering 2: met up with Anderas...
Who claimed that Max was from Vilhelmina...but we found out that it was from Gällivare area...
...he is a funny guy...
I had cheese things...
Gathering 3: I went to a pizza all you can eat...with a coworker...
Chillin with Eberth
I was heading for a view point with Eberth recently...
He used to live in the area before...
...somce view over the east part of gothenburg...
...south side...
...and the sun...in north west (kind of)...
...many people around...
...this house have the potential for a nice roof top...later we tried some local beer...
Daniel n Jaimons birthday bash
I consider the hops in alingsås as the most precious plants...
...somce grow slowly...
It was also Indias independence day...the 15th of august...
I had some fish curry...it was spicy and very good...
I chilled at Jaimons place...
Later on I went to some other friends for a birthday bash...
It was a very nice place...
I had alot of meat with me...south american style...kind of...
...I also had plenty of sauce with me...
Daniel was chillin in the sun...
...and got some gifts...later on I was DJing...it was fun...
Indian and american food sessions
I troed some different food recently
Salland and kallops...similar to what I had in hongkong...
...I also tried some nce sallad...
...and indian food...(vegetarian)...
...later on i headed to some texas restaurant...
...called "longhorn"...
...I had some beef...it was nice...
...oliver was sceptic to the redness of the meat...
...i also had some good dessert...
...I had some local beer...or atleast rarely sold...but I found out that I had it before...
...It was a nice evening...
Late summer happenings
I got chocolate from Pingtung <3
...I also got some chocolate tea... i really love chocolate...
I also got some facemasks..in purple...making me feel like samuel L jackson in starwars...his lightsaber was purple...
I also tried some local snax n beer...
and tried a margeritha...origianlly from mexico...
Random alingsås events in august
I made som cheese burger recently
It was fat and tasty...
I also invited some friends over for ice cream...
...I added chocolate flakes...
Sun sets rather north....as it seems...
I also finished some summer courses...
and made some moroccan lemon preparations...similar to what I had in Dubai...
...it is pretty hot for being august nowadays...
...and alot of potatoes are showing up...
it iis currently "JAS"; June, August, September...time to cut branches from the apples trees...
...I found some trees were attacked by some fungus...
...I also added herbs to the garden...
...and inspected a new lawn...nice place on earth...
West coast days
Passing by Eberth recently...pumping tired of the decorative bikes...
...the handpump was rather small though...hard to accomplish 8kg in the tire...
I also have a mexican flower..that is bloming during 1 day...
...another bunny observation was also done...
...and interesting cowds...
...and a spooky moon...
...it is also rather hot for being august...2020 continues...
Quotes of the day
Quote 1: "Just cus its a quote, with a pic and a name after, doesnt mean its true".
Quote 2:
Beer n food session
I met up with Kedar recently
We went to some chinese restaurant
...it was a strong sun...
...ha had many kinds of beer..
...we also tried some white wine...we might meet up more times this week...
I also inspected plant that now has a flower...Sofia donated...2020 continues...
Some mini golf session with Alingsås locals
I hanged out with Alingsås locals recently
Near the lake Mjörn...
...many people near the beach...it was probably 25-30 degrees...
...some mini golf queue...
they had locally roasted coffee...
and some thing called "alingsås kringla"...
...some advertisement about the roastery...
...and free refill...
...the coffee was called something like "lilla torget" and was dark roasted...
...I also had some beer i never tried before...
...at some of the mini golf courts..they had a miniature windmill...like some of the ones I built when I was younger...
...later we saw some indian movie...
...and tried indian food...
Some july events in 2020
I passed by Lindholmen food market recently
...they are about to shut down...I heard they will build a park and some houseshere...
I had some chicken sandwish, that they recommended...it was ok...
...some poster to preserve the food market...(food street)...
I also had a swing cap bottled beer...
...they had many strnage interiors here...
...later we went by bike downtown...
I got info about a hops farmer nearby...
(I also added some interior to the 7 bar in the city)...
I also met up with my brother shortly...
...and had some icecream...
