tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304235862479840318.post7106707730330365157..comments2024-01-08T04:16:25.601-08:00Comments on Ché (What You Call Your) Pasa: Indian SunsetChé Pasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926630891287949373noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304235862479840318.post-24130312100643059232012-11-13T04:30:35.184-08:002012-11-13T04:30:35.184-08:00"Tribal" and "tribalism" are u..."Tribal" and "tribalism" are used as lazy slurs by some ostensibly de-tribalized people, and it's just absurd when you're in the midst of genuinely tribal people as I have been most of my life. <br /><br />If more people could maintain their inherent -- indeed hardwired -- tribal social organization I think there would be less strife, but then, who would profit from that? <br /><br />At any rate, I've been blessed in ways I'm still learning about through my long associations with surviving American Indian -- <i>tribal</i> --societies, and so I don't take kindly to those who use the term as a slur.<br /><br /><br /><br />Ché Pasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926630891287949373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304235862479840318.post-4503428507075190872012-11-12T19:09:03.938-08:002012-11-12T19:09:03.938-08:00Yes, Tribalism as it's used is really an insul...Yes, Tribalism as it's used is really an insult to people who still live in tribal societies. Some of my Thai friends are from more tribal parts of Thailand too.<br /><br />But I guess tribalism has a better ring than bigotry, which is what is really meant.vampyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14660319794133128873noreply@blogger.com