Socialism and Urbanization (Little Upsilon)

it seems that urbanization encourages socialism and other forms of totalitarianism. because of the proximity of people living in tight quarters, several things begin to emerge. 1.if the group is homogeneous they tend to isolate themselves from other like groups and develop in-groups and out-groups. one group tends to dominate the other and establish the rules of order. 2. if the groups are heterogenious they either have to figure ways to get along or they tend towards anarchy. the old institutions that mediated these differences (schools, churches, unions, fraternal organizations) have tended to lose power , leaving a vacuum. the new mediating institutions in urban communities are sports clubs/teams. look at the billions of dollars spent on stadiums in the US. they're the new cathedrals of our time. you're not considered a major league city unless you have sports teams. without them the social fabric disentegrates. this may delive

I stumbled upon this and I think it might apply. It's long I'm watching it all now.