Group conflict becomes tractable only through the local meanings groups assign each other

Evidence

Thus, to understand why individuals in groups believe in conflict with a particular out-group and believe that this conflict cannot be resolved without killing, displacing, and controlling the out-group, we must understand the local reality within which these groups take on meaning. — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 1010

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Group conflict arises from worldview threat to existential meaning; Realistic group conflict includes competition over belief systems, not just resources — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1476

Broader Connections

• Group conflict arises from worldview threat to existential meaning #expands (0.85)
• Realistic group conflict includes competition over belief systems, not just resources #corroborates (0.75) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1476