Unity

Unity.  For years, in history classes and in political campaign ads, every American child and adult is subjected to the phrase "United we stand, divided we fall." It's meaninful, it bonds, in certain situations, it rallies as a battle cry, it can be used in sobriety and grief, it represents the core of true American values.  But, and yes, there is a but, if we view the phrase, or more specifically, the idea behind the phrase, in a  purely scientific viewpoint, we get a different message.  If we study the "chaos theory" view on evolution and extinction, we learn that large groups tend to evolve more slowly and tend towards mendacity more often than small groups, which, in the long run, adapt more successfully and more ably than their larger brethren. Even from a purely miltaristic standpoint, a single platoon has more surgical precision and accuracy than an entire army.  Science and history proves that the individualistic approach of the solitary man or woman can be so much more invigorating and powerful than any group.  But, be that as it may, life could simply not exist without groupings and unity, but at what cost.  We, as individuals, could become a society and generation of isolationists and recluses, relying on humanity's hermit instinct to survive, or we could band as a single mindless mass of simpering fools and meandering "yesmen."  Or, a third, and altogether much more lucrative suggestion, we could join together as a pure civilization of individuality and unsuppressed duality.  We could, and should, reinforce the unpopular ideals of the pariahs of civilization, while at the same time studying and absorbing them in the same way we regard the ideas of long established normality. In conclusion, we must have intelligence and composure mingle with solidarity towards ethical and moralistic practice.  We must establish true equality, true sensuality, and true hope for a better and more beautiful future.  Unity, at its basest form, can only function perferctly without unity.