The Foundation of the West is Rocked as Tribalism Becomes Normality
In our modern digital age, news comes at you fast. Never before has the spread of information traveled so quickly or social media been so influential. And never before have problems been exacerbated so rapidly.
The West is in turmoil, as chaos seeps into the very fibers of the institutions built up by global elites over the last century—institutions now finding themselves under assault.
Anyone paying attention, or reading my series of articles, knows there is a massive shift occurring in the zeitgeist of the West. It’s a shift that only occurs once in a lifetime, if at all.
We truly do live in interesting times, but they are dangerous too. The risk of structural collapse in many of our political systems is at all-time highs, with citizens all across the West demanding change from their leaders.
People are rapidly descending into “tribes”, consumed with self-reassuring, confirmation bias-assuaging articles written by their fellow “tribe” members.
Whether this comes from the “radical left” or the “alt right” doesn’t matter. What does is the damage it is doing to our systems and the risk they now pose to the dwindling minority of sane centralists.
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We see this change unfolding in front of our eyes, as scarcely a day goes by without reading about another “crisis” that threatens the very fabric of our society.
Within the past week alone, depending on which “tribe” you belong to, there have been numerous victories or catastrophes develop in rapid succession.
Last night, President Trump scored another major victory in the name of conservatives within the United States when he announced the nomination of his second Supreme Court pick, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. This came after Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement a few weeks ago.
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