I have noticed that almost every "group" I have encountered recently (regardless of if I am a part of it or not) uses a specific term to mean "those who are not us". Depending on the group, the term varies...however, recently "muggle" seems to be the favored word. (I've also heard "turkey", "mundane", etc.) For the most part, and this is what disturbs me, the term usually indicates that "those who are not us" are somehow lesser. Not simply "different", they are somehow "not as good as." So even if that is not the actual sentiment the term used implies it. I see adults, fully formed human beings, morphing into cliques reminiscent of adolescents. I'm not sure what bothers me more, the fact that the US vs. THEM attitude is so common or that people don't realize there is something dysfunctional about it. (I won't go into my dislike of the "functional dysfunctional" myth. Um, ick...) Seems like I see microcosms of the wider world everywhere, and ultimately we are all more similar that we'd like to believe. And that is not a bad thing...
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