Tribalism

Theland | 04:09 Fri 04th May 2018 | Society & Culture

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Do you consider yourself a part,of a tribe?
Many people in other cultures give great importance to belonging to their own particular tribe.
We see it in football and other sports, and sometimes in our domestic politics.
Is an affinity to ones own kind racist?
Black people in the uk seem to have no problem belonging to the local black tribe, with community leaders, and common grievances.
Can poor old white Johnny English also belong to a tribe?
Is it something from other cultures we should embrace?
Black Lawyers Association, Black Police Officers Association, the list goes on and on. What do you think?

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ummmm

Yes. Not purposely though.

waterboatman

Most people are members of some organisation, club, or whatever, all of which can be labeled as tribal, Football fans, rugby fans, cricket fans, ex-military associations etc. So tribalism is alive and well.

Theland

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Then I think most tribes are harmless. But what about, "White Flight, " where white folk feel overwhelmed by black and Asian immigrants and flee to white areas to be amongst their own tribe? My sympathy to them, but my sympathy could be labelled racist.

waterboatman

Not racist mate, in some cases it's self preservation. That's been the way of it since the first monkey fell out of the tree.

waterboatman

It's rife throughout the animal world too.

emmie

no i don;t belong to any tribe at least not wittingly.

Theland

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Then are you aware of any examples of what I have said?

waterboatman

There is a world of difference between tribalism and racism.

MallyJ

I don't belong to any 'tribe'.....and I wouldn't want to but I can see why some people do.. I have no understanding of why people herd around football matches ...that sort of tribe could disappear and not be missed...!

steg

//Can poor old white Johnny English also belong to a tribe?//

“Poor Johnny English” is a tribe

Old_Geezer

I'm British. That counts.

anotheoldgit

The same could be said for territorialism, isn't that why we mark out our territory with boundary walls, fences and hedges, even countries have borders, well some do.