Hello! Apart or together?

Sadly, we live in an age that seems to encourage factionalism – identifying ourselves as part of a sub-group, based on our religion, sexuality, skin colour, perceived class or financial situation. But can splitting us all into separate sub-groups sometimes encourage distrust of others? And is it then easier to develop a siege mentality, convincing ourselves that our particular group is discriminated against, with us against the rest? I can’t help feeling it’s better to focus on what our fellow h...