Tribalism

I have written of the relentless unstoppable slide into tribalism now underway in our devolving modern world.  Let me explain.  Tribalism has been the norm throughout human history on our tiny planet.  Most on earth today still live in countries struggling under the yoke of tribalism.  Those of us in the developed world are but a tiny minority in the human family.

Tribalism is ingrained over millennia.  Most often, inbreeding is important and tribal loyalties are genetic links between extended family members.  Powerful.

It is impossible to break such ties by disguising a tribal mind in a suit and tie.  Tribal loyalties trump our puny rule of law.  It took centuries for those of us who created the developed world in this age to shed our own tribal ties.

Birth rates in our world are now hopelessly negative.  In spite of this, tribal countries are brimming with humanity, all mysteriously up on Facebook and making travel arrangements to come to America.  The jumbo jet is the final piece in the puzzle.  We will soon be totally swamped.

Even now we are outnumbered and the padded voting lists are steering us to third world living standards.  No doubt the world is devolving exactly as it should.