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https://unherd.com/2021/05/tribalism-has-come-to-the-west/?fbclid=IwAR1OcRPZNkCLfRot9yFE8DmnUbQWq8IvmmmwqJFvb7ty1N6GUYoOpEZxU-I
this is an article by Ayaan Hirshi Ali on tribalism:
Tribalism has come to the West
Hostile and polarised, today's America reminds me of my Somalian clan
excerpts:
In tribal communities, neutral institutions of civil society that Westerners take for granted โ such as the police, impartial courts, and the rule of law โ simply do not, and cannot, exist. In such societies, everything is tribalised, and the task of building civic institutions is laden with difficulties.
In Somalia, I was taught to be suspicious of anyone from a different clan, to always think harm was coming my way and to be guarded against anyone that was โother.โ ...
[Speaking of how tribalism shows up now in the USA:]
If such tribalism isnโt overcome, itโs only a matter of time before the situation escalates.
Some of this has its absurd side: for instance, the strange ways that public-health measures such as mask-wearing and vaccination have become politicised, to the point that I know of fully vaccinated people in California who say they will continue to wear masks for fear of being mistaken for Republicans. Bizarre? Of course. But it is also symptomatic of a dangerous trend towards tribalism....
Just as I noticed with my friend over lunch, there is frequently a visceral hostility towards anyone who leans even slightly toward the Right. Today, especially in academia, those who donโt conform with the โprogressiveโ narrative, no matter how ethical they might be as individuals, are vilified as racists, white supremacists, homophobes or transphobes. Individuals can be attacked, cancelled, disinvited or even fired for the tiniest of verbal transgressions....
If we continue to slip down this path, the thirst for tribalism will be unquenchable. Thatโs why moderate liberals need to stand up to the destructive forces that are taking over the Democratic party, just as moderate conservatives need to resist the tribal impulse that often grows in reaction to the other sideโs excesses.
In Somalia, we failed to do this. In America it is imperative that we succeed.
https://unherd.com/2021/05/tribalism-has-come-to-the-west/?fbclid=IwAR1OcRPZNkCLfRot9yFE8DmnUbQWq8IvmmmwqJFvb7ty1N6GUYoOpEZxU-I