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Third chapter «The tribe»

The tribe is an extended family that has grown as a result of procreation. The tribe is in effect a large extended family, and it then follows that the nation is the tribe that has also grown as a result of procreation. The nation is a large extended tribe; and the world is the nation that has diversified into a multitude of nations. The world therefore is an enlarged nation. The relationship that binds a family together is that same relationship which binds the tribe together, the nation and the world. Nevertheless, the larger the multitude of people the weaker this bond becomes. The essence of humanity is the national bond or nationalism, the essence of nationalism is belonging to a tribe, and the essence of belonging to a tribe is the familial bond. The warmth in this relationship gradually decreases in strength proportionally as it increases in size from the family entity up to the national entity. This is a sociological fact, denied only by the ignorant. The social bond, cohesion, unity, familiarity and affection are all stronger at the familial level than at the tribal level, they are also stronger at the tribal level than at the national level, and are least strong at the universal level. The benefits, advantages, values and ideals based on these social bonds exist where these bonds are natural and strong. They are in fact stronger at the family level than at the tribal level, and stronger on the tribal level than on the national level, and are least strong at the universal level. Thus, the social bonds, benefits, advantages and ideals associated with them gradually fade away, whenever the family, tribe, nation and human-kind become weaker or disappear. This is why it is very important for the human community to preserve the cohesion of the family, the tribe, the nation and the world, in order to profit from the advantages, benefits, values and ideals yielded by the solidarity, cohesion, unity, familiarity and love of the family, tribe, nation and humanity. Socially, the family is better than the tribal society, and the tribal society is better than the national society, which in turn is better than the world society in terms of kinship, compassion, solidarity and advantage.

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