In a country like South Africa, you have a lot of diversity with not much integration. Whereas in somewhere like Hong Kong I would imagine that you have a lot integration with not as much diversity.
In South Africa, there's a melting pot of tribes, cultures, communities and individuals. This is what makes the country so unique. But because this variety of cultures has not been properly integrated, there's very little cohesion and cooperation towards a common vision.
If I'm at an egocentric level, then I'm going to be concerned primarily with this 'I'. And the needs of this 'I'. Everything I do will feed the narrative of this 'I'.
At the developmental level above this it's more about integrating systems and structures that work for a common good. Beliefs are shaped around laws, regulations and a discipline that builds the moral fiber of a society.
Above this we move into a stage of development where the rules of the game are played to win at all costs. At this level society prospers through strategy, technology, competition and the unending need to make profit.
Transcending this level is an egalitarian worldview that seeks to free human spirit from dogma, greed and its divisive nature. All humans are seen as equal.
The problem arises in that at each level, you can't see past that level to the level above unless you're very intentionally working on psychological development. This includes an egalitarian worldview which can't see past its level for more holistic and integral societies.
In South Africa, including its people of a tribal consciousness, you have people split across all 4 levels. There's nothing right or wrong with this, just that the aspects of the higher levels offer more perspective for the ability to integrate.
When you have such diversity without any intentional integration, societies tend to become fragmented which can result in chaos. This is especially true when the leadership of a country can't see past it's own limitation or understand the need for integration.
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