In the wake of the rising tide of anti immigration and racism that seems to be appearing lately a discussion came up with a friend of mine. When times are lean such as they are now and there is a competition for resources, people seem to revert to an animal like state and seem to become tribal, a bit like a lion defending their territory. They see other humans, especially those of a different culture and of a different skin colour as being rivals for resources (jobs, access to housing in modern terms). Is this reverting back to animal instincts? Can man not rise above this and instead of being a slave to instinct seek to rise above this and work with other humans to build a better society as socialism advocates.
A study a couple of years back showed that people whom are altrustic tend to have more success than those whom are selfish (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=love-thy-neighbor-evolved) so invariably is it fair to say that racists and their ilk tend to be less than successful in life?
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