Pros And Cons Of Tribalism

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Since the beginning of civilization, we as a species yearn to be a part of a group. This longing causes us to separate from one another creating separate ideas and beliefs in the process. These ideas can sometimes contradict one another and us being the stubborn selves that we are will put our own beliefs over that of another group. This is a natural occurrence throughout our history. Tribalism is the main cause of conflict throughout history, but to simply educate one’s self one could see the truth in another’s beliefs preventing falling prey to this bias. Tribalism is the moral bias of putting the beliefs of one group over that of another group. A good example of this are the world religions. Another example that is close to home is immigration into the United States especially immigration through Mexico. This is a …show more content…

In my case I was never afraid of any outside ideas or beliefs rather I was ignorant. To prevent this ignorance, I began to educate myself about these differences in culture from an outside perspective looking in. Becoming a geography major has greatly helped me in my pursuit of understanding. Although geography is a great tool for me simply taking the time to observe and learn from different ideas and beliefs is something that anyone can do to prevent falling prey to the moral bias of tribalism. I now have a greater understanding of immigrants and their backgrounds and although I am still against illegal immigration I understand why these people do it. I do not blame these people I blame the system that is in place. I can make a days’ worth of pay in Mexico in an hour at my current job that requires little qualifications (Germano 2009). Without taking the time to learn of their struggles I would still fall prey to tribalism when looking at the issue of immigration. If we all took the time to learn from one another I believe many barriers would be

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