- Groups tend to commit a lot more violence than individuals. When people start thinking in terms of who they are rather than what they want they can very easily form groups and commit violence. - See also [[What You Want to Who You Are]] and [[Salad Bar Extremism]] - Effects like [[Bystander Effect]] that is common in psychology also contribute to this. --- "Martin Luther King Jr., citing the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, wrote in his “Letter From Birmingham Jail” that “groups tend to be more immoral than individuals.” People commit acts together that they’d never contemplate alone." - [Source](http://theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/04/us-extremism-portland-george-floyd-protests-january-6/673088?utm_source=pocket_saves)