Reader Responses to What’s So Bad About Tribalism?
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Send feedbackAt the very least, the need to reclaim the word “tribe” speaks to the limits of both individual and public policy remedies to our world’s pressing social and ecological crises. The ‘third way’ relocalization movement driven by organizations like Transition Towns and Local Futures recognizes that humans, on balance, survive and prosper best in small groups—communities, tribes, villages. In service to the global economy, we have lost our connection to each other and the land. Applying ancient wisdom and principles in new, creative, and diverse ways, we can regenerate community, reconnect, and build ourselves a livable future.
Jim Tull ’76 Foster, R.I.
