Community Quote by Margaret Levi
“The fact that so many people choose to live in ways that narrow the community of fate to a very limited set of others and to define the rest as threatening to their way of life and values is deeply worrying because this contemporary form of tribalism, and the ideologies that support it, enable them to deny complex and more crosscutting mutual interdependencies-local, national, and international-and to elude their own role in creating long-term threats to their own wellbeing and that of others.”
About This Quote
Source Book: The Origins of Political Order, Francis Fukuyama, 2011
People increasingly isolate themselves in narrow groups, seeing others as threats, which blinds them to shared dependencies and long‑term risks to collective wellbeing.
In simple terms: Narrow group loyalty hides shared risks.
Key Takeaway
Recognize broader interdependence.
Themes
tribalism
political
globalism
Mood
concerned
reflective
Type
analytical
critical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- community planning
- policy making
- education curricula
- media reporting
Key Concepts
social identity
interdependence
risk perception
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we broaden our sense of community?
- What policies reduce perceived threats from outsiders?
A Different Perspective
Such isolation can be reinforced by echo chambers and fear‑based narratives.
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