It’s perplexing to continue to see the word “tribalism” hurled as a negative and low-brow description of human behavior in mainstream media. Even in the right wing, we see pundits decrying “tribalism” any time they see ethnic groups, ideological groups, or even political parties banding together, seemingly against logical reason, just to support their in-group.

In my view, well, duh. This is human nature. We are by nature tribal animals. Just as canines live in packs, birds gather in flocks, and fish swim in schools, we humans organize in tribes. We evolved not only to live this way but to think this way. We naturally gravitate towards organizing ourselves into a tribe.

- Tribalism & Kindred by CE

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