Collectivism

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Collectivism is a broad label for any ideology maintaining that society or some other group of people should matter more to an individual than their own self.^[1] This can also mean a sacrifice of the individual to an ideology.

In economics, collectivism refers more specifically to mandated state or collective control of industrial and commercial concerns. This is often desired to further the goals of the former sort of collectivism.

These sorts of ideologies are most stridently opposed by "individualists" on those grounds, although different groups of collectivists are often at each other's throats as well over what group is more important than the individual. Of course, even extreme individualists (see below) have joined their own collectives to further their causes, making the horseshoe theory that much more interesting.

Scapegoats are a common aspect of collectivist ideologies, as it helps cement the collective's internal bonds against a common external threat and allows them to blame them for any of the collective's failures, though the level of hostility they show towards the scapegoated group often varies depending on the collective. Despite this, they often feel their victory over this threat is inevitable.^[2]

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See also[edit]

• Xenophobia

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