When Tribalism Goes Bad!!!!

[TheLoFather]

Somali survival relies on groups, but what if those connections are toxic?

We are built to be tribal. But sometimes that tribalism goes too far. The worst type of tribalism is groups aligned to destroy other groups, such as through ethnic cleansing and genocide. We have heard the word tribalism used a lot today in reference to our politics. Today in our political world, we have “bad tribalism.” Bad tribalism is a group identity that fosters the bullying and scapegoating of others not like you.

Bad tribalism joins people out of anger, jealousy, and spite, not for collective well-being. The unfortunate irony is that bad tribalism is easy to provoke, but not healthy to maintain. Staying angry is stressful, and large doses of stress are bad for our health. At the same time, good tribalism is difficult to build, but healthy to maintain. When we connect with others to ensure safety and good health, we lower our own stress. Changing bad tribalism into good tribalism!

How can we invoke healthy forms of tribalism and lessen bad tribalism?

First, recognize that groups built on the foundation of hate, disdain, and anger build those traits in ourselves. With the constant urging of bad tribalism, we stay angry, and that can affect our personal well-being. Second, we can step outside ourselves through empathy and see the world from the view of others. When we use empathy to understand others, we see how we are similar, how we are all Somaliland citizens. Empathy can broaden our sense of connections to others, and that diminishes bad tribalism.

Ultimately our goal should be to build the tribe we all belong to: that of Somalilandnimo!!!

[theyuusuf143]

Good tribilism is when for example ciidagale, gadabuursi or arab comes together to build roads , schools and health centers. Any clan who meets only when they are against other clans is doing bad tribalism.

[TheLoFather]

Good tribilism is when for example ciidagale, gadabuursi or arab comes together to build roads , schools and health centers. Any clan who meets only when they are against other clans is doing bad tribalism.

Brother Yusuf are you saying that as in your example, the Gadabursi, Ciidagale or Arab who comes together to build roads, schools and health centres no longer identify themselves solely as members of tribes, but as citizens of a nation of one people working toward a common purpose?

[theyuusuf143]

Good tribilism is when for example ciidagale, gadabuursi or arab comes together to build roads , schools and health centers. Any clan who meets only when they are against other clans is doing bad tribalism.

Brother Yusuf are you saying that as in your example, the Gadabursi, Ciidagale or Arab who comes together to build roads, schools and health centres no longer identify themselves solely as members of tribes, but as citizens of a nation of one people working toward a common purpose?

Ofcourse the nation is helping them when they do good things , but they organize themselves as tribesmen and they did this for their clans. If you do good thing for your clan you also helped your country . If you recruit your clansmen to kill others you cause fitna for the whole country or Nation.

[theyuusuf143]

Good tribilism is when for example ciidagale, gadabuursi or arab comes together to build roads , schools and health centers. Any clan who meets only when they are against other clans is doing bad tribalism.

Brother Yusuf are you saying that as in your example, the Gadabursi, Ciidagale or Arab who comes together to build roads, schools and health centres no longer identify themselves solely as members of tribes, but as citizens of a nation of one people working toward a common purpose?

Ofcourse the nation is helping them when they do good things , but they organize themselves as tribesmen and they did this for their clans. If you do good thing for your clan you also helped your country . If you recruit your clansmen to kill others you cause fitna for the whole country or Nation.