That was quite thoughtful, and I agree with almost everything you said, but I want to cast doubt on one thing. You feel that Europeans are managing to evolve be

That was quite thoughtful, and I agree with almost everything you said, but I want to cast doubt on one thing. You feel that Europeans are managing to evolve beyond their traditional tribalism. I think they aren't, but are just transferring their tribal identification to "Europe." As an illustration, consider what happened with Brexit. When the UK voted to secede from the EU, there was an enormous outpouring of violent emotion from continental Europeans who seemed to feel personally insulted.