In English, "people" takes a plural verb.
In Spanish, "gente" is singular.
Some languages waver between the two.

At our core, we struggle *so* much with the ideological difference between seeing each other as individuals, individuals united, and individuals made something new, a larger entity beyond the sum of our parts.

Sometimes the idea of this new entity inspires the best in us.

Sometimes it dehumanizes us.

Never are we more dangerous than when we forget it's all a construct, either way.