There is a type of criticism where the author seems to expect respect for their outsider status and anti-tribal attitude, which they see as increasing their obj

There is a type of criticism where the author seems to expect respect for their outsider status and anti-tribal attitude, which they see as increasing their objectivity, and this seems to liberate them to criticize viewpoints labeled "tribal" without sufficient substance. It's the substance of a criticism that validates it, not a self-assessed position as an objective outsider.