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The 2016 presidential campaign laid the groundwork for this explosive climate, drawing the battle lines over race, class, and –– according to Trump's critics –– basic decency. New Republican splits emerged in the party's civil war over whether party affiliation was reason enough to overlook the uniquely serious misgivings some had about their party's candidate.
Ultimately, for most Republicans, the answer to that question was yes, for reasons including concern for the Supreme Court, economic interests and distaste for the Democrats.
The GOP =The worst examples of humanity, beginning with the PUTRID Trump!
More hypocritical bile from those who didn't write negative things about Obama when he was busy being one of the worst and racially decisive presidents in our history.
But some on the left keep drinking the koolaid.
Also, as to tribalism, in other news, water is wet. Human beings for better or worse were, are, and always will be tribal in our nature.
The 2016 presidential campaign laid the groundwork for this explosive climate, drawing the battle lines over race, class, and –– according to Trump's critics –– basic decency. New Republican splits emerged in the party's civil war over whether party affiliation was reason enough to overlook the uniquely serious misgivings some had about their party's candidate.
Ultimately, for most Republicans, the answer to that question was yes, for reasons including concern for the Supreme Court, economic interests and distaste for the Democrats.
And in special elections since then, culminating in Alabama last month, "yes" has continued to be the answer. Moore won Trump's blessing, and Republicans rallied around a man accused of preying on children, who was so flawed that the party lost what should have been an easy election.
"To think about how many on the Christian right, the Trumpist right and elements of the Trumpist media actually supported Roy Moore despite all the things he's said and done is truly amazing," said Charlie Sykes, who was a conservative radio host in Wisconsin and is now a Trump critic and the author of the recent book, "How the Right Lost its Mind." "It can't be explained in any other way than as a sign of extreme tribalism." 'Extreme tribalism' claws at the Republicans
The GOP =The worst examples of humanity, beginning with the PUTRID Trump!
i have to say, i believe the GOP has made a major miscalculation in pandering to their billionaire backers instead of their voters. Trump is slowly losing his base and the GOP base is simply falling apart. Meanwhile democrat challengers are stunningly high. Never before in modern history have so many dems stepped up and never before in modern history in so many districts. This is not hundreds running in CA or WA, dems are contesting seats that have not been contested in many years and they are challenging dems too.
the charts are breathtaking and i am is almost certain both Ryan and Mitch are not going to even run. in fact i expect dozens of big red names to step down in order to avoid the bloodbath..
Can we put these Obama buzz words like "tribalism" to bed. Before that fool came along no one in the USA ever used that word in everyday conversation. He used it so now other "folks" think it makes them a hipster if they can weave it in. More of that ole "money see, monkey do". Just like skinny jeans, tattoos, beards and flannel shirts. Copycats.......
Can we put these Obama buzz words like "tribalism" to bed. Before that fool came along no one in the USA ever used that word in everyday conversation. He used it so now other "folks" think it makes them a hipster if they can weave it in. More of that ole "money see, monkey do". Just like skinny jeans, tattoos, beards and flannel shirts. Copycats.......
actually they did.
just google "tribalism definition"
useage is flat the last decade or so...
now look how easy i killed your made up nonsense? stiffnecked, what you see here is just how wrong your worldview is. You thought it was or is an obama thing, when in fact it is widely used and has been for the longest time.
Trump support has a lot of tribalistic attributes to it. Some of this does also exist on the Left but there are many more factions that make up the Democratic base so tribalism isn't quite as extreme. The fact that many Trump supporters take any attack on Trump personally as well as the fact that Trump supporters excuse everything he does because "he's our guy" is the very definition of tribalism.
Are we going to keep hearing this dribble for the rest of his term. People are over it. That doesn't mean many won't complain about him like you did with Obama.
We didn't complain about Obama.
We just ridiculed those who defended the boy king and his syrupy rhetoric.
Can we put these Obama buzz words like "tribalism" to bed. Before that fool came along no one in the USA ever used that word in everyday conversation. He used it so now other "folks" think it makes them a hipster if they can weave it in. More of that ole "money see, monkey do". Just like skinny jeans, tattoos, beards and flannel shirts. Copycats.......
Lol... What?
You never used, or heard, the word "tribalism" before Obama?
That is certainly a new claim. A very easy to disprove one, at that.
Personally, I think the Republicans are suffering from extreme tribalism. But I think Democrats are, too. This is just another way of saying that we are extremely polarized, and that each side will stay with its "tribe" no matter what. Unfortunately, it means that we don't actually speak to each other, and we certainly don't listen to each other. There have been extremely divisive times in the history of this country, but there have also been times when the two sides were actually friends, and regardless of differences, respected and listened to each other. I wish we could move toward that now, but there seems to be little hope of that kind of reconciliation, and we seem most often to be reduced to name calling and demonization.
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