When reading the news, people usually self identify as a member of a group. When someone from another opposing group does something they don't like, they inaccurately paint the whole group with the same brush. I'm sure there is a fancy name for this. Groups include race, bikes vs cars, religion, political lines, etc.
But I have a theory. It's that people are people, in about the same ratios, throughout time, race, religion, or any other diving factor. I call this: Jim's Theory of Assholes™
If the broader group you self identify with has 5% assholes, they you can assume any other similarly sized group would have about 5% assholes. Same with selfless people, mean people, happy people, etc in their own specific ratios.
So the next time you see someone from another group doing something you think is horrible, don't assume that everyone is that group is horrible. Just think that you're seeing one of that groups Asshole Representatives (AR). Any sufficiently large enough group has a well staffed AR group. They probably liaise with your AR group and go to picnics together.
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