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← The world has no shared identity, because its citizens are not united by a common enemy.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 22 Nov 1909 to 7 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under China China Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under America America Everything filed under war war Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under gender equality gender equality Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The world has no shared identity, because its citizens are not united by a common enemy. The world has no shared identity, becauseits citizens are not united by a commonenemy. Last stated 6 years ago 7 May 2020 JD Jared Diamond — holds since 2020-05-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: What people care about in their own identity is continuity, not similarity -- they accept enormous drift so long as the thread is unbroken. — tap to centre the map on it What people care about in their ownidentity is continuity, notsimilarity -- they accept enormousdrift so long as the thread isunbroken. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: The world is currently too politically and socially divided. — tap to centre the map on it The world is currently toopolitically and socially divided. Last stated 4 months ago 8 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: This world is enemy-occupied territory — tap to centre the map on it This world is enemy-occupiedterritory CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — tap for who they are Same subject: People of different religions living in India do not stop it from being one nation — tap to centre the map on it People of different religions livingin India do not stop it from beingone nation Last stated 117 years ago 22 Nov 1909 MG Mahatma Gandhi — holds since 1909-11-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: The American identity is not based on ethnicity or blood-and-soil. — tap to centre the map on it The American identity is not basedon ethnicity or blood-and-soil. Last stated 3 days ago 7 Oct 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: The world can only be fixed together: injustice against women, Black people or the poor is everyone’s problem — tap to centre the map on it The world can only be fixedtogether: injustice against women,Black people or the poor iseveryone’s problem Last stated 7 years ago 22 Feb 2020 RI Rihanna — holds since 2020-02-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Americans need to find simple shared values to rebuild trust in one another — tap to centre the map on it Americans need to find simple sharedvalues to rebuild trust in oneanother Last stated 6 years ago 11 Nov 2020 MM Matthew McConaughey — holds since 2020-11-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: When accuracy and belonging conflict, most people take the belief that keeps them accepted by their community. — tap to centre the map on it When accuracy and belongingconflict, most people take thebelief that keeps them accepted bytheir community. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first missionis to keep the regime in power, notto defend the border — which is whatthe People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its ownindustrial strategy and call thesame policy cheating when China doesit. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it A country's scientific trajectorycan keep advancing even if politicalinstability or economic uncertaintyslows its broader progress. Last stated 7 months ago 21 Mar 2026 TG Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated 3 weeks ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it A competent, empowered civil servicethat performs crucial governmentfunctions with in-house expertise isgood. Last stated 3 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The world has no shared identity, because its citizens are not united by a common enemy. Last stated 7 May 2020 · 6 years ago Holds Jared Diamond Read this korrent →