A modern tribe is a class, or race, or people from a certain country, or even fans of a different sports team… It’s far more complex now. Each of these tribes are seen differently by each person, both within the “tribe” and external to the tribe. Eg, an American sees other Americans differently than a European sees Americans. Different clarifications and qualifiers are put on who is “in” the tribe and who isn’t. Where one individual may see “Americans” as anyone with a valid American citizenship, and another may see it as “only God fearing white Christians living in America are really Americans”… Kind of thing.
Personally, I see all peoples of all races and nationalities, who live on earth as part of the tribe of humans. I am a part of that tribe and all other tribal tenancies or definitions are irrelevant for me. So I’m not excluding someone because of what they believe, how much they make, or what their heritage might be.
In the before times, tribal mentalities were very useful, ensuring your tribe and your family survive. If that means taking all you can from another tribe, then that is what needs to happen. The tribe is of paramount importance. Even if you are killed, the tribe will help raise your offspring and the survival of your genetics is ensured.
It was a very greedy and selfish mindset which was required to ensure survival back then.
In the modern era, tribalism only creates division among the population. Whether this takes form as racism or nationalism or a religious crusade, it’s no longer required and only sews dissonance between you and your neighbors.
You have a choice to make over who is “in” your tribe and who isn’t. I would argue that drawing that line based on race is possibly one of the worst ways to choose your tribe. We no longer need to fight over resources to survive. We do not need to divide ourselves over these petty things.
The thing that’s “hardwired” is tribalism.
A modern tribe is a class, or race, or people from a certain country, or even fans of a different sports team… It’s far more complex now. Each of these tribes are seen differently by each person, both within the “tribe” and external to the tribe. Eg, an American sees other Americans differently than a European sees Americans. Different clarifications and qualifiers are put on who is “in” the tribe and who isn’t. Where one individual may see “Americans” as anyone with a valid American citizenship, and another may see it as “only God fearing white Christians living in America are really Americans”… Kind of thing.
Personally, I see all peoples of all races and nationalities, who live on earth as part of the tribe of humans. I am a part of that tribe and all other tribal tenancies or definitions are irrelevant for me. So I’m not excluding someone because of what they believe, how much they make, or what their heritage might be.
In the before times, tribal mentalities were very useful, ensuring your tribe and your family survive. If that means taking all you can from another tribe, then that is what needs to happen. The tribe is of paramount importance. Even if you are killed, the tribe will help raise your offspring and the survival of your genetics is ensured.
It was a very greedy and selfish mindset which was required to ensure survival back then.
In the modern era, tribalism only creates division among the population. Whether this takes form as racism or nationalism or a religious crusade, it’s no longer required and only sews dissonance between you and your neighbors.
You have a choice to make over who is “in” your tribe and who isn’t. I would argue that drawing that line based on race is possibly one of the worst ways to choose your tribe. We no longer need to fight over resources to survive. We do not need to divide ourselves over these petty things.