THE DANGERS OF TRIBALISM

Thomas Paine famously said “The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.” These words have never been more relevant according to many. Do your research and write an essay on the dangers of tribalism.  

Familiarize yourself with the issue

·         Why toxic tribalism is destroying our society and what to do about it https://medium.com/@zaiderrr/why-toxic-tribalism-is-destroying-our-society-what-to-do-about-it-e05c3391d143

Reading material to make notes on

·         Tribalism remains man’s most dangerous instinct https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/camillo-zacchia-phd/identity-politics_b_13744352.html

·         The threat of tribalism https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/10/the-threat-of-tribalism/568342/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=magazine&utm_content=20180920&silverid-ref=MzEwMTkwMTIyMTcwS0

·         How political tribalism can be explained using social science https://www.theguardian.com/science/head-quarters/2018/mar/27/how-social-science-can-help-us-understand-moral-tribalism-in-politics

·         Tribalism overrules reason and makes difficult times more dangerous https://bigthink.com/risk-reason-and-reality/how-tribalism-overrules-reason-and-makes-risky-times-more-dangerous

Videos to take notes from

·          The dangers of tribalism https://kevindelaplante.com/the-dangers-of-tribalism/

·         Our tribal intelligence https://kevindelaplante.com/025-why-tribal-literacy/ (Scroll down for the video)
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