It's amazing how many people think of themselves as excommunicated from their moral/political/intellectual community.
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These groups split on ethical grounds & then each side thinks of themselves as having been cast out by a bigger & wrong-headed mainstream.
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Sometimes, one of them is clearly right & the group has become dominated by an attitude or approach which doesn't include them.
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But very often, it is not so clear & people's perception of the schism maximises the other side & minimises their own completely sincerely.
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For the most part I haven't identified as part of a group, except for convenience. I don't need membership or approval to agree w aspects.
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You don't explicitly, no, and yet I can situate you quite clearly on most issues and your moral community reflects this.
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