Edwina, List: I cannot speak for Gary F., but my understanding of tribalism as a sociological phenomenon is that Person X affirms what Person Y says, not so much because X agrees with the content of what Y says, but simply because X considers Y to be a member of the same tribe. Likewise, Person X denies what Person Z says, not so much because X disagrees with the content of what Z says, but simply because X considers Z to be a member of a different tribe. In other words, responses are not based primarily on the substance of a given post, but on the identity of the person who wrote it.
Regards, Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA Structural Engineer, Synechist Philosopher, Lutheran Christian www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 8:24 AM Edwina Taborsky <tabor...@primus.ca> wrote: > Gary F, list > > It is commendable that you have removed Bernard Morand as a tribal member > - and are willing to engage with him as an individual - but this still > leaves the problem of the existence, as you outline, of others " who have > demonstrated the tribalistic tendencies ". > > That is, your post still asserts the existence of tribes on the list. > > I'd like to know: what are the attributes, according to you, of > 'tribalistic tendencies'? > > Surely you can't be saying that IF X person agrees with Y person, then, > the two are members of the same tribe. > > Or is it, IF X person disagrees with Z person - then, the two are members > of different tribes? > > Edwina >
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