The Importance Of Tribal Identity

Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Tue, 02/07/2023 - 10:02am

David French: “The instant that a person or an institution becomes closely identified with one political “tribe,” members of that tribe become reflexively protective and are inclined to write off scandals as ‘isolated’ or the work of ‘a few bad apples.'” “Conversely, the instant an institution is perceived as part of an opposing political tribe, the opposite instinct kicks in: We’re far more likely to see each individual scandal as evidence of systemic malice or corruption, further proof that the other side is just as bad as we already believed.”

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