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American is the only tribe that counts! · Gil I Am

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  Speaker 1: Everybody that's his gil And today I give you today's
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  Speaker 1: moment of truth, which I want to tackle tribalism and
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  Speaker 1: why I believe that the only tribe that should matter
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  Speaker 1: at this point with Donald Trump being elected, is that
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  Speaker 1: we should be the tribe of Americans. So the nature
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  Speaker 1: of tribalism in the United States, and the curious case
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  Speaker 1: of the most important tribe of us is the American tribe.
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  Speaker 1: It seems as though we just want to just build,
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  Speaker 1: just break that down and destroy it for all the
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  Speaker 1: bad that has happened in the past, and we forget
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  Speaker 1: to all the good that's happened. So let's take a
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  Speaker 1: little step back. So, tribalism is a natural part of
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  Speaker 1: human sociologies and the instinct that fosters loyalty among members
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  Speaker 1: of a group that share characteristics, and typically that was
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  Speaker 1: a territorial thing based on race. The word tribalism often
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  Speaker 1: carries a negative connotation, and it should. It's roots steeped
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  Speaker 1: in the idea of exclusion, hostilities towards outsiders, and the
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  Speaker 1: ever evolving narrative of American politics, particularly within the Democrat Party.
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  Speaker 1: Tribalism manifests in unique and complex ways. So it's a
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  Speaker 1: crazy subject. But we've been broken down into so many
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  Speaker 1: different groups. So the Democrat Party, traditionally a coalition of
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  Speaker 1: diverse groups advocating for civil rights and social justice, can
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  Speaker 1: also fall prey, fall prey, and has fallen prey to
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  Speaker 1: the concepts of tribalism. You find progressive socialists, moderates, and
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  Speaker 1: various identity groups all grappling for prominence on the political stage.
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  Speaker 1: And while this whole little tapestry adds vibrancy to the party,
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  Speaker 1: it alway illustrates the inherent challenge to their brand of tribalism.
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  Speaker 1: It creates racist of views and ideology, and it separates people.
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  Speaker 1: So these people are always on the quest for inclusivity.
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  Speaker 1: So how do we overlook fundamental threads that bind us all.
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  Speaker 1: So the American identity, a rich blend of cultures and histories,
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  Speaker 1: often faging. Then as individual grievances are, ethnic identities come
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  Speaker 1: to the front. So that's where the problem lies. So
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  Speaker 1: I want to address why the most important tribe, the
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  Speaker 1: American tribe, often finds itself in unfortunate situations. One of
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  Speaker 1: the core reasons is what I like to call the
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  Speaker 1: degradation of the American narrative. So in recent years, we've
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  Speaker 1: seen a significant, growing discourse that emphasizes the nation's failures
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  Speaker 1: over the great things that it does. The narratives are
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  Speaker 1: always around slavery, systemic oppression, racial injustices. These are without
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  Speaker 1: question essential to the discussion, but the risk of oversimplifying
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  Speaker 1: and concluding that America is inherently evil or unjust is
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  Speaker 1: too great. So this is where the pendulum of tribalism
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  Speaker 1: swings dangerously into division. There's a perspective that places the
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  Speaker 1: American founding ideals freedom, opportunity, and democracy into the dumpster
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  Speaker 1: while magnifying reconceivable flaw that has happened in America's past.
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  Speaker 1: In this relentless pursuit for addressing injustices, the national narrative
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  Speaker 1: of resilience, innovation, and unity gets left far behind. The
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  Speaker 1: American tribe, once celebrated for its diversity and achievements, now
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  Speaker 1: struggles for representation. Amienst all these different voices, right, So,
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  Speaker 1: the reason why I consider American and being American is
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  Speaker 1: that at some point we have to come to a
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  Speaker 1: common ground. So the concept of American of America is
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  Speaker 1: this beautiful mosaic of backgrounds, cultes, and philosophies. It thrives
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  Speaker 1: on the notion of unity through diversity. But this is
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  Speaker 1: not merely a slogan. It's a call to action. Right,
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  Speaker 1: it requires effort, empathy, and engagement from every America. Now
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  Speaker 1: here's the kicker. In demonizing the American story or American
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  Speaker 1: in general. We inadvertently undermine the progress we've made. We
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  Speaker 1: tend to forget all the moments of truth right, the
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  Speaker 1: Civil rights movement, the Civil War, all of these different
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  Speaker 1: things that were borders born within the borders of the
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  Speaker 1: American ideals. Is a prime example how the American tribe
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  Speaker 1: has fought not just for one group, for the rights,
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  Speaker 1: for all, progress offering an emergency from recognizing our shared
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  Speaker 1: humanity and united purpose. So what can be done to
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  Speaker 1: bridge the gap and elevate the American tribe. We must
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  Speaker 1: engage in a profound discussion, not too much. We don't
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  Speaker 1: want to pay lace blame, we don't want to isolate,
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  Speaker 1: but we want to acknowledge the pass wrongs but also
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  Speaker 1: celebrate present strengths. And that's where we lose, because for
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  Speaker 1: every narrative of failure and flaw, there are narratives of
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  Speaker 1: triumph and unity and success. But no one ever talks
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  Speaker 1: about it. So when we embrace the American story with
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  Speaker 1: all these crazy complexities, let's not allow the great things
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  Speaker 1: to fade into the background. So dismissing the values, ideals,
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  Speaker 1: and aspirations that brought us together risk further fracturing our society.
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  Speaker 1: And with Donald Trump in office, now that's a greater thing.
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  Speaker 1: So we must idea understand that common ground is an idea,
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  Speaker 1: is a common ground ship unite us, not throw us apart.
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  Speaker 1: So we reflect on this tangled web of the Democrat tribalism,
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  Speaker 1: but we have to remember that we're all part of
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  Speaker 1: the American tribe. We have so much more in common
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  Speaker 1: than what divides us. By reclaiming the American narrative being
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  Speaker 1: an American and highlighting our collective experiences, we can honor
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  Speaker 1: unique identities while also cherishing the essence of what it
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  Speaker 1: means to become an American. So, for all of you
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  Speaker 1: that are listening, if you think about this and you
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  Speaker 1: start thinking about all this, there's always more to the story, right,
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  Speaker 1: So it's time we elevate the voice of the American
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  Speaker 1: tribe and celebrate all of these diverse and backgrounds that
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  Speaker 1: emerge and come together in the single banner, the promise
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  Speaker 1: of being an American. That is the most important thing,
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  Speaker 1: being an American, because no matter what, now that we
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  Speaker 1: have Donald Trump as president, it's going to be crazy.
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  Speaker 1: We're going to be separated like never before. So I
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  Speaker 1: would encourage all of you to just start thinking about
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  Speaker 1: being an American first and go from there, because in
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  Speaker 1: all honesty, nobody owes you anything. I don't owe you anything.
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  Speaker 1: My success has nothing to do with you. I don't
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  Speaker 1: want to share. Fuck you, I don't want to share.
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  Speaker 1: So I believe that we're on the path to more
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  Speaker 1: disruptive behavior. I believe it's going to be pushed forward
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  Speaker 1: by the Democratic narrative and we're going to be in trouble.
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  Speaker 1: These next four years are going to be held. So
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  Speaker 1: this is gil, This is my moment of truth for today.
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  Speaker 1: Please like, subscribe, share and comment, and let me know
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  Speaker 1: what you think later