The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism. Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics. AURELIEN Over the last couple of years, I’ve written extensively about the destructive effects of unchained Liberalism on western societies, and the resulting social breakdown. I’m not going to repeat myself much here, but rather try to address a consequential point: what I see as a disastrously misguided and ultimately futile attempt to fill the yawning void left by triumphant Liberalism with a form of ascriptive identity tribalism, why and how it began, and how it has gained pace in recent years. I’m going to draw here on anthropological studies, individual and group psychology, criminology, and even the work of a famous fourteenth century Arab historian and sociologist. But only in a non-threatening manner, and to the extent that they are useful. Humans have to cooperate to survive. It may not seem that way these days, when you order everything by telephone and Internet, but of c...