Governing corrodes the group cohesion that enabled a group to rule

Evidence

In general, common enmity is one of the most powerful means for motivating a number of individuals or groups to cling together. This common enmity is intensified if the common adversary is at the same time the common ruler. In a latent, certainly not in an overt and effective, form, this combination probably occurs everywhere: in some measure, in some respect, the ruler is almost always an adversary. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 333 (#contradicts, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Shared enmity of a common ruler strongly binds groups together — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 333; Cohesion and trust check government power, not merely establish social order; Conflict destructive at one level can integrate the larger group — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 280 (+3 more)

Related

• Shared enmity of a common ruler strongly binds groups together (similarity 0.84)
• The two groups were so linked that naming one conjured the other (similarity 0.79)
• Order inside groups mirrors the same mutual-restraint mechanism as between groups (similarity 0.79)
• Rulers administer enjoyment to subjects until it is extinguished in fixed entertainments (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Shared enmity of a common ruler strongly binds groups together #contradicts (0.85) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 333
• Cohesion and trust check government power, not merely establish social order #contradicts (0.75)
• Power catalyzes action chains that reduce the complexity of coordinating many parties #expands (0.75)
• Conflict destructive at one level can integrate the larger group #complicates (0.72) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 280