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RE: Is "Tribalism" Good, Bad or Indifferent? Is "Us vs. Them Our Strength or Our Downfall?
I think we may be saying something similar, only approaching from different angles.
For me, tribalism itself isn't so much the problem as the seemingly strengthening trend to want to kill/silence/defeat/convert anyone who doesn't conform to the way "we" think they should think/smell/act/believe/ behave. Maybe the problem is less tribalism than intolerance.
When I was pretty broke, I lived in a ghetto part of east Austin... and yes, that was a "tribal" experience. And yet, I was OK as a "white boy living where the black tar flows," at least to a degree, because I was part of the 'hood.
You can't "force" people to ANYthing, successfully... but we can encourage the betterment of self for the broader benefit of ALL.
In all my travels, I've found intolerance in people is pretty rare.(very rare tbh)
Intolerance propagated by people with an agenda, is not.
Unfortunately some disgruntled people (low iq mob mentality) can be manipulated to become intolerant fascists!
As you say, living in a ghetto ( I have found), brings color and fun and lots of piss taking at my expense lol
I have only felt intolerance once in a 'ghetto'- and that was more teenagers, testosterone, mates around to impress, and a pretty girl I was with, tbh.
A person isn't stupid. People are.
Indeed, a person isn't stupid.
I tend to often be a "macro observer" of the human condition-- and so, I often end up looking at "people" and what motivates them.
These days, it seems we're seeing more intolerance (especially in the west) as a result of an economic divide that is fueling the "scarcity paradigm" in an ever growing sector of the population. Humans-- and all animal populations -- tend to become more aggressive when there is scarcity. Even if it's perceived scarcity. The negative aspects of tribalism bloom on perceptions (however incorrect) that "they HAVE, and we DON'T" which can give rise to a sort of violent intolerance.
I'm by no means about to "go postal" on the world, but I am very cognizant of the fact that I — and a fair number of my peers — are working 20% more for 20% less than we were, 25 years ago, in terms of effective buying power. I can also project that forward and understand that "retirement" is not something that will ever exist in my world. Not everyone views such an equation philosophically, though.
Things like the "Occupy" movement-- however misguided they may be-- didn't arise out of "thin air;" they arose out of an underlying socio-economic issue... again, we have another "us vs. them" tribal situation.
Take a look at my last few days/week posts - all are rothchilds, soros, banking related.
...they arose out of the money supplied by the left, to create agitation...
.....they arose because western banks funded them to the tune of just under a billion dollars (today's money)
....one of many. Very industrious this last week! lol.
https://steemit.com/blog/@lucylin/black-lives-matter-more-like-communist-useful-idiot-s