us vs them mindset
Tribal division mentality
An us vs them mindset divides the world into an in-group and an out-group, viewing one's own side as fundamentally different from—and usually superior to—the other.
This way of thinking emphasizes boundaries between groups and tends to foster distrust, hostility, or competition: The us vs them mindset in politics makes compromise nearly impossible.
Also called tribalism or in-group/out-group thinking.
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- ingroupExclusive social circle
- outgroupNon-members of one's group
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- divisionSplitting into parts
culture war · loyalty · rivalry · hostility · othering · scapegoat · enemy · allies · faction · bias · prejudice · belonging · exclusion · groupthink · echo chamber · cancel culture · partisan · identity
us vs them mindsetinclusivity
Practice of welcoming all
universal brotherhood · common humanity · cosmopolitanism · shared humanity · universalism
us vs them mindsetsystems thinking
Analyzing interconnected wholes
holistic perspective · perspective-taking · cognitive flexibility · open-mindedness
us vs them mindsetunconditional acceptance
Embrace requiring nothing in return
them, mind, minds, minded, mindful, mindless, mindfulness, mindset, reset