Cultural Norms In The Mill Indian Tribe

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Everyone in this room is a racist. We all judge people based on the color of their skin. But we also judge them based on their language, education, religion and so many other factors. That’s because we are tribalists. We all belong to our own tribes, whether it’s formal or informal. Our tribes are made up of people with the same cultural norms. Look around you. The majority of people in this room are members of the Mill Valley tribe. That doesn’t make us evil. It just means that we all share many of the same cultural norms. Most of us come from economically privileged families and share similar political viewpoints.
Different tribes can get along just fine as long as one doesn’t feel threatened by the other. But when one culture feels threatened

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