That happens when you link your identity with your tribe's identity. A lot of people in the US bought into the propaganda that we're the best or better than oth

That happens when you link your identity with your tribe's identity. A lot of people in the US bought into the propaganda that we're the best or better than others. All that dirt surfacing would be an attack against that identity. It would force us to reconsider and reevaluate, which is a painful process if it requires changing one's identity.