December 03, 2008

Taki TV – Obama’s Tribalism

Those who cheer for Obama now are essentially cheering for nothing, as those who bash Obama are essentially bashing nothing. Obama has done nothing. But like a team mascot, a Mohawk haircut or the Cross, Obama the symbol creates a divide to which many feel compelled to take sides and defend or attack accordingly. They may not know why, but they certainly know how. Team Obama jerseys read “€œchange!”€ Team Nobama’s read “€œcharge! And two tribes go to war over nothing at all.

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