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The day of reckoning: Does human ultrasociality continue?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2016

Carolyn A. Ristau
Carolyn A. Ristau*
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251-25 Gaskell Road, Little Neck, NY 11362. CarolynARistau@aol.com
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Abstract

To counter human ultrasociality, alternative communities can arise (ongoing), and, unlike insects, lower echelons can unite and rebel. Examples include movements such as: “Black Lives Matter,” “Fight for $15,” “Occupy,” and the “Village Movement.” To strengthen ultrasociality, a surplus bottom echelon can be reduced: for example, by means such as imprisoning Blacks, deporting immigrants, wars, and the Holocaust. Alternatively, a new structure could be created, for example, ISIL (even more ultrasocial?).

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 39 , 2016 , e110
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