At least in terms of Western civilization
I mean the US is an incredibly big melting pot, we have probably the most subcultures and groups out of any country out there. If you say YES, give me a comment on how we can become less tribalistic and have a better sense of community. If you say NO, show me a country more blurred and divisive than us.
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Lol
The 1990s former Yugoslavia.
Huh?
There are 567 recognized Native American tribes in the United States. But Canada apparently has 600. That would make Canada literally the most tribal Western country in the world, unless there’s some place in Europe that has hundreds of different tribes of indigenous people, which I sincerely doubt.
“Melting pot” would be antitribal by definition. The “salad bowl” metaphor has been proposed as a more accurate model of the United States. The main ideological conflict seems to be between the more egalitarian tossists and the more stratified icebergian wedgists. Both of whom are threatened by the radical limejelloists.
Guess it depends how you look at the question. Don’t people that do harm to others tend to harm their own tribe? If that’s the case can we really have tribalism?
He said no and named another culture. Duh.
By “tribalistic”, maybe you are thinking of this quote:
“Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Surely, nowadays, the Americans are most likely to consider their tribal customs to reflect the laws of nature./
Before anyone can answer properly, we need a consensus on the definition of “tribe”.
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Since this seems to be looking more for opinions than anything factual, let’s move it to IMHO (from GQ).
Yep.
You could also go with Kipling:
“There are nine and sixty ways
of constructing tribal lays,
and every single one of them is right!”
Japan is worse but I don’t know if they are western.
Not only did a section of Spain vote to secede, but a section of Catalonia has a movement to secede from the secessionists.
Look, the question is unbelievably silly. Most countries in the world have these kinds of “tribal” issues. In many cases they have led to actual ongoing civil wars. Even without war, huge internal divisions can be seen in politics and everyday life. I strongly suggest going out and getting a thorough understanding of the 200 other nations in the world before thinking that the U.S. is at some extreme. Ignorance is not a foreign policy.
Worse? Worse than what?
The OP’s definition of “tribal” is that the country is divided into many different discrete cultures. That doesn’t apply to Japan, does it? Japan is the opposite, it’s close to a monoculture.
It absolutely applies. Japanese society is very hostile towards non-Japanese Asians. There’s also the issue of burakumin.
Being almost “monoculture” makes things worse. Most Japanese people grow up without ever having non-Japanese classmates and friends.
:dubious: You sure about that?
Clearly one side has to be declared the moral and intellectual winner. Without question. It’s the only way.
Hey, it works great as a non-policy. Who needs more?