We and Antagonism

Hume acutely observes that Sympathy is not unconditionally good, since association with another is often based on some contingent characteristic, and, hence, involves antagonism with others, e. g. patriotic feelings. Accordingly, for him, only Universal Sympathy is adequate for Morality, i. e. fellow-feeling based only on common humanity. We is similarly delimited--only Community conceived as an expression of Pluralization is conclusively not a product of an Us-Them conflict. Such an expression is possible only as a species drive.