a non-economically based type of social structure, usually associated with a high focus on personal individuality, close interpersonal relationships, an intergration with the natural environment, and loose social hierarchy.
Naming each and every world city as it's own country would be a step towards reverting to tribalism.
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The truth of political tribalism runs like a thread through the relationships of those in power; with Republicans right now, it’s primarily belief in white supremacy that drives the party and their devotion to 45.
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The naïve feeling of superiority of living right now - thinking people in the past were blind to 'obvious' things.
'Jeez, how could they be so blind about that guy Adolf? It was obvious he was evil. I can't even imagine how stupid people were back then, to even vote for him...'
'I think you are suffering from a bit of temporal tribalism there Mark.'
'I think you are suffering from a bit of temporal tribalism there Mark.'
by hallman.eth December 17, 2021
Get the Temporal tribalism mug.The dwindling numbers of the Cherokee tribe forced them to adopt a policy of peanut butter tribalism.
by BlackSmithy September 11, 2018
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It was white tribalism at its best when the white tribe united in sending a message,that if a black man can be president then any white man no matter how rotten can be one too
by Rowanmonde February 9, 2018
Get the White tribalism mug.The re-emergence of tribalism in the post-industrial age. Whereas paleo-tribalism was based on incidental identity, neo-tribalism is voluntarist and based on intentional identities. The internet is an example of a modern technology that has allowed people to drop out of engagement with mass society and embrace neo-tribalism with like minded individuals.
In his book Beyond Civilization, Daniel Quinn predicted that the period of human history known as civilization would be followed by the emergence of neo-tribalism as people gradually abanoned alienated mass society,
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At first Sisyphus could not see any point in pushing his boulder for eternity, but then in a state of trialism, realized that there may be a meaning to his circumstance.
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