Tag: tribalism

On this morning’s walk, came across a guy walking his dog, wearing a t-shirt with a 3-person silhouette logo and a name – One Caucasus. 

Curious, I looked it up, and sure enough, OneCaucasus.org is an arts, architecture and music festival in Georgia on the border with Armenia and Azerbaijan (currently in state of armistice with the former occupying a large part of the latter), with participants from all three countries, plus many others, like Poland and Tunisia.

In the time when we are being pushed to be divided – more than ever before – I have so much respect to those who reject tribalism and do something like this.

Can Our Democracy Survive Tribalism?

One of the great attractions of tribalism is that you don’t actually have to think very much. All you need to know on any given subject is which side you’re on. You pick up signals from everyone around you, you slowly winnow your acquaintances to those who will reinforce your worldview, a tribal leader calls the shots, and everything slips into place. After a while, your immersion in tribal loyalty makes the activities of another tribe not just alien but close to incomprehensible.

This is an important read, and important questions to ask ourselves.

Can Our Democracy Survive Tribalism?