
<p>It is one of those chicken or egg questions. ; Did tribalization of the American culture result in the various so-called diversity laws and programs? ; Or … are the programs the unfortunate outcome of tribalization?</p>



<p>Regardless of the genesis, one thing is painfully obvious. The once dominant American culture has now been Balkanized into an array of special interest groups in a state of competition for wealth and power. There is no longer an overarching dedication to a common American culture. In fact, there seems to be a profound disdain for American culture, history and exceptionalism among the radical left.</p>



<p>No matter the positive motivations by the proponent of the universal diversity matrix, the consequences have been destructive to the cohesive cultural bond. ; In every portion of American life – government, business, entertainment, news, education, religion – we see the stresses and impacts of forced diversity trumping unity.</p>



<p>Even when political and cultural questions rage, there can be unifying acceptance of an overarching  ; ;bond of common belief. ; Since patriotism is the reflection of a devotion to a culture, it is the primary victim of the breakdown of a culture. ; We can see when <em>e pluribus unum</em> gave way to tribalization by the  ;disrespect for the iconic symbols and rituals of unity Patriotism collapses.</p>



<p>The attacks on the flag … the National Anthem … and the Pledge of Allegiance … are indicative of the rejection of the common bond. ; They are the primary manifestations of unity and patriotism. ; Reject them, and you reject commitment to a common culture. ; Not feeling patriotic and proudly saluting the flag, singing the National Anthem or reciting the Pledge of Allegiance are overt rejections of a common American culture. ;</p>



<p>Fewer and fewer folks living in America display the flag on holidays. ; It is also used to express contempt for the American culture the flag symbolizes – it burned, stomped on and generally mistreated by those with grievances against America.</p>



<p>The playing or singing of the National Anthem is waning. ; Virtually all media outlets played the National Anthem at some point in the broadcast day. ; Today, only FOX News maintains that tradition. ; Playing the National Anthem is no longer an integral part of sports events. ; And when it is played, individual players and fans disrespect both the flag and the National Anthem.</p>



<p>The once ubiquitous Pledge of Allegiance has vanished from public schools – along with the National Anthem. ; They are no longer fixed features of civic and political dinners. ; What can be more indicative of the rejection of a belief in a common culture than to reject an expression of allegiance to it?</p>



<p>As devotion to a common American culture wanes, we see the symbols of tribalism rise to preeminence. ; In the past, the division of our citizenry subcategories &#8212; such as Italian-American or gay-American – left the emphasis on American. ; ; The gay flag and colors are seen more than the American flag or red, white and blue graphics in many places. ; The American Black community evolved into a tribe with its own “national anthem” and holiday, Kawanza, as a rival to Christmas.  ;After hundreds of years on North American soil, Blacks embraced a faux African tribal culture. ; Muslims matriculating to America want to enforce their traditions over those of American culture and live under Sharia Law. ; There have been cases in which immigrants from India have engaged in “honor killing” against offspring taking up American ways.</p>



<p>Forced diversity is creating nonsensical situations in academia. ; Diversity programs in institutions of higher learning like Harvard have put the enrollment of Asians in opposition to the enrollment of Blacks. ; They compete based on tribal markers – skin color – and not academic excellence. ;</p>



<p>The new diversity rules in Hollywood have pitted historic reality against arbitrary standards. ; The Oscar for Best Picture can no longer be awarded to the best picture, but to the best picture that complies is strict diversity requirements. ; A director who wants the coveted Oscar would have to bend history in a movie about Henry VIII by having a royal court composed of Blacks, Asians and a transgender or two.</p>



<p>The crisis at the southern border is another product of tribalism. ; People enter America in violation of the national laws. ; While they seek a better life or in some cases the pursuit of crime, they are not “pledged” to the American culture. ; They access many of the rights of citizenship without taking on the responsibilities of citizenship. ; They become a special interest group and, at best, assimilate into one of the established American tribes.</p>



<p>While conservatives have seen America as the melting pot in which each culture contributes to America, but where a process of generational assimilation melds people into a multi-cultural individual – a cultural American. ; Those on the left, who make diversity an institutional prerequisite, see America as a bucket of rocks – white, black, brown, red and yellow – that permanently exist as competitive cultures.</p>



<p>Natural diversity and assimilation are key elements of an immigrant culture as is the United States. ; Conversely racial and other prejudices are rooted out by education and law. ; However, the progressive’s forced diversity programs have been destructive to the American culture by shattering the concepts of assimilation, unity and <em>e pluribus unum</em> into a land of a complex network competing tribal interests played against each other for political advantage.</p>



<p>Forced diversity is a byproduct of woke identity politics. ; Both are divisive. ; Both breakdown the overarching American culture into rival tribes being pitted against each other by the political puppet masters of the progressive left.</p>



<p>American culture is based on protecting diversity – minority protections – while promoting assimilation. ; Locking diverse groups into permanent political classes is, by definition, tribalization – and is contrary to the traditional American culture, American Exceptionalism and what made America great. ; The greatest threat to the American Republic is tribalization based on identity politics.</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis.</p>

Diversity programs promote tribalization
