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Brainstormy

(2,380 posts) Fri Dec 15, 2017, 11:22 AM Dec 2017

Conservatism/Tribalism as Religion

An extremely interesting, but ultimately depressing, article about where we are now. Long read, But worth it.

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2017/12/15/why-trump-era-wont-pass-without-serious-damage-america

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Conservatism/Tribalism as Religion (Original Post) Brainstormy Dec 2017 OP

Tribalism runs the full political gambit, too, btw Roland99 Dec 2017 #1

meh mopinko Dec 2017 #2

Roland99

(53,342 posts)

1. Tribalism runs the full political gambit, too, btw

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Fri Dec 15, 2017, 11:32 AM

Dec 2017

mopinko

(70,135 posts)

2. meh

Reply to Brainstormy (Original post)

Fri Dec 15, 2017, 12:09 PM

Dec 2017

religion=tribalism=political parties=deep seated quest for the dear dead days of a big strong monkey to keep us all safe, and to lead us into battle.

people are starting to evolve beyond this, i think, but we will always want a tribe to belong to.

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