"Luxurious Hearses": Friends become enemies

I think that "Luxurious Hearses" says that people are friendly towards others that are like them but mean towards people who are not like them. The title of the book, Say You're One of Them, is a give-away of this idea because it warns people to be like others or else something bad will happen.

You see this with Jubril when he is with his two friends who accuse him of not being a true muslim. Jubril says that he is so that he will not be burned alive. Then he turns around and says that he is a Catholic so Emeric, when he is possessed, will not throw him off the bus or reveal his wrist without a hand. Then, you see it with the Chief who says he is like the Christians on the bus because he is not a Muslim. When the Chief expresses his negativity toward Muslims, then the people on the bus like him. But then they don't like him when he does his feather ritual because it is not Christian. Then there is the Colonel who comes on board and no one likes him, except Jubril, because he is a newcomer and is dressed in military attire and he is also not Christian. There is also Emeric who they raise money for to get back on their bus.

In addition to the people on the bus, Jubril also has his own issues with people who are different than him. Jubril does not like the women because they are not acting appropriately according to his religion and he starts to like the Chief because he is like the resected chiefs in his community.

My point is that the people like other people when they see that the other people are like them in one way or another. If someone else is acting out or showing his or her differences from other people, the other people will make that person their enemy no matter what they thought of that person before. The passengers on the bus changed their attitude toward a couple of the characters a few times depending on what the character expressed. They wanted to feel safe and comfortable and they feel that when they are with people that are like them and they favored who they thought would relieve them of discomfort.

I think this is a good article about human naturewhen it comes to finding comfort and making enemies in the process:
http://firelink.monster.com/training/articles/9547-ignorance-is-the-enemy