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What does it mean?
He expresses love for individual people but distrust and dislike for the groups they belong to.
In plain terms
I like people one by one, but I hate the groups they join.
What can you take from it?
Individuals are often better than the collectives they form.

Where it applies

  • critiquing political parties
  • discussing social movements
  • evaluating organizational loyalty

Putting it to work

  • analyzing groupthink
  • personal boundary setting

Questions to consider

  • Do you trust people more than organizations?
  • When does belonging become a liability?

Another view

Some groups provide necessary support and shared purpose that individuals cannot find alone.

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