Each tribe is headed by rival warlords whose fighting has almost brought the national government in Washington to a halt. Increasingly, the two tribes live separately in their own regions -- blue or red state, coastal or mid-section, urban or rural -- with state or local governments reflecting their contrasting values.
I'm not making a claim of moral equivalence. Personally, I think the Republican right has gone off the deep end, and if polls are to be believed, a majority of Americans agree with me.
But the fact is, the two tribes are pulling America apart, often putting tribal goals over the national interest -- which is not that different from what's happening in the rest of the world.
I'm not making a claim of moral equivalence. Personally, I think the Republican right has gone off the deep end, and if polls are to be believed, a majority of Americans agree with me.
But the fact is, the two tribes are pulling America apart, often putting tribal goals over the national interest -- which is not that different from what's happening in the rest of the world.
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