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Keroro Posted 20 years ago
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divisive spirit

hi, what does "divisive spirit" mean in this sentence: "The possession of and desire for wealth has caused them to be in love with the world, to possess a divisive spirit as they seek social status, and to become hard-hearted toward others"?

Thks!
  

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Keroro hi, what does "divisive spirit" mean in this sentence: "The possession of and desire for wealth has caused them to be in love with the world, to possess a divisive spirit as they seek social status, and to become hard-hearted toward others"? Thks! I think the idea is that They became selfish and competitive and cared a lot about their own concerns, but not about other people's concerns.

— Nef

  • Keroro hi, what does "divisive spirit" mean in this sentence: "The possession of and desire for wealth has caused them to be in love with the world, to possess a divisive spirit as they seek social status, and to become hard-hearted toward others"?
  • Thks!
  • I think the idea is that They became selfish and competitive and cared a lot about their own concerns, but not about other people's concerns.
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Kerorohi, what does "divisive spirit" mean in this sentence: "The possession of and desire for wealth has caused them to be in love with the world, to possess a divisive spirit as they seek social status, and to become hard-hearted toward others"?

Thks!

I think the idea is that

They became selfish and competitive and cared a lot ab
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Then, what is being "divided"? the spirit?
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KeroroThen, what is being "divided"? the spirit?
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divisive

2 : creating or tending to create disunity or dissension<criticized his divisive activities in a time of peril>
- di·vi·sive·ly \]
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KeroroThen, what is being "divided"? the spirit?
Maybe. But people's individual concerns and actions are also dividing them from humanity at large.

"Each man for himself" and that sort of thing
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KeroroThen, what is being "divided"? the spirit?
I think it means that:

People's individual concerns and actions are dividing them from humanity at large, and from one another.

There is a lot of competition compared to the amount of cooperation.

There is a competitive spirit (a
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Nef"Each man for himself" and that sort of thing
Fully agree.
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