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The natural human tendency, the base state, is fundamentally tribal in nature [citation needed] The problem with your statement isn't the claim that tribal be
by atq2119 6y ago
The natural human tendency, the base state, is fundamentally tribal in nature
[citation needed]
The problem with your statement isn't the claim that tribal behaviours are a natural tendency in humans. Of course they are. The problem is your claim that they are somehow primary. There are many other tendencies of comparable weight, and how strongly they are expressed relative to each other depends very much on the individual.
Not to mention that when it comes to tribal instincts, there's a huge difference between individuals as to what they perceive their tribe to be. Their nuclear family? Their town/state/country? Their profession? Participants in their hobby? Their "race"? All of humanity?
- tomnipotent 6y ago> [citation needed] Pretty much the whole of human history? There's no shortage of examples. To the contrary, it's more difficult to find examples that do not demonstrate tribalism. > difference between individuals as to what they perceive their tribe to be This is a recent luxury that hasn't existed for more than a century. Other than a few cultures here and there that encouraged blended demographics (usually as a consequence of conquest, think Rome).
- ntsplnkv2 6y agoHumans aren't THAT tribal - if they were civilization would never grow beyond small kingdoms, yet here we are with nations in the millions (one in the billions). It's not perfect there but most of the world is currently functioning.