As a human, there's a good chance that one will form associations or affiliations based on one's geographical location... Being born and raised in one locale creates group ties we often don't even question, as they are ingrained early on, creating a host of assumptions, practices, etc.... Being born again by landing in a new foreign land sometimes also has the same effect, attempting to assimilate with the current group majority.
I am a Los Angeles Laker fan... This is because I grew up in Southern California, cheering for who I saw on TV, cheering for who my parents cheered for... I am still a fan...
If by happenstance I were born and raised in another location, it's very likely I'd have another set of affiliations I identify with. Maybe I'd associate with a team I currently consider a rival... Maybe I would associate with a group I currently consider "an enemy"... Maybe the group I currently consider to be "the good guys", the group I currently associate with, maybe I would consider my current group to be "the enemy"... Very rarely does anyone want to consider themselves to be the "bad guys" the "people in the wrong". So often Truth is whatever current perspective or narrative or affiliation we currently adopt. It feels better to "be right", "to be good", "to be the chosen ones", etc, etc...
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