I wish more people understood this. The strength that comes from true group think and group behavior, for one simple goal. The things that could happen are awesome, to those like us. But clearly frightening to those like the ones trying to run everything.  It's one of the reasons I support religion, especially when it began, it was a very early sort of "UNION" you could say. People joined more or less for the faith, maybe, but for certain they joined for the social entrance, and the strength gained when you felt you had many people like yourself, people you've met and seen and spoken to, who you knew would defend you and stand next to you, should to shoulder.