Political unity is constructed, not natural, and must overcome inherent faction
Evidence
Of course, division, hatred, and violence are often center stage in politics. “The latent causes of faction,” as James Madison wrote in the Federalist, no. 10, are “sown in the nature of man.” Nothing is more difficult in politics than bringing people together to cooperate for their mutual advantage. And bringing people together requires inspiring them to see themselves as a people, in spite of the differences of interest and identity that divide them. — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 146
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Political power arises between citizens acting together, not individually — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics: how Americans…, 135; Political unity is strengthened rather than weakened by divergent attentions — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 347; Ideologies do not spread spontaneously but require organized struggle and politics. — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2: Identity…, 126 (+5 more)
Broader Connections
- Political unity is strengthened rather than weakened by divergent attentions
#contradicts(0.85) — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 347 - Elite cultural unity does not equal mass political unity
#corroborates(0.80) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 439 - A cultural tradition can substitute for a weak tradition of national political unity
#contradicts(0.80) - A shared enemy alone cannot constitute national unity
#expands(0.80) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 532 - Unity among rival nationalist factions proved fragile and brief
#exemplifies(0.80) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 122 - Ideologies do not spread spontaneously but require organized struggle and politics.
#expands(0.75) — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 126