“It may say something about human nature that a surprising number of Americans -- mostly men -- wound up joining Indian society rather than staying in their own. They emulated Indians, married them, were adopted by them, and on some occasions even fought alongside them. And the opposite almost never happened: Indians almost never ran away to join white society. Emigration always seemed to go from the civilized to the tribal.”
More from Sebastian Junger
“The reason veterans have a hard time coming home isn't because there's something…”
“The very efficiency of mass society makes people feel unnecessary, and therein lies a…”
“Humans don’t survive alone in nature; they die — and as a result, we are all hardwired to…”
“Most men are not criminals, of course, but a huge majority of criminals are men. Men make…”