The answer to tribalism in America is staring us in the face
Pastor and Project H.O.O.D. founder Corey Brooks has some choice words for congresswoman Ayanna Pressley’s after attempting to silence congressman Clay Higgins for quoting Martin Luther King Jr.
I disdain the tribalist. Such a person cares only about his tribe and not others. The tribalist takes pride in the achievements of the individuals who happen to be members of the tribe. But the tribalist himself contributes nothing of pride. Rather, the tribalist uses the immutable characteristics of his tribe as his power, as shallow as it may be. He warns outsiders to stay in their lane and not to culturally appropriate elements from his tribe. And if the outsiders don’t listen, he smears them as racist or with some other derogatory word.
But this is America. I have always believed in the higher American truth that we are far more than our tribes. We are individuals. And we a better nation when we learn from one another.
That is why I felt disgust when I heard Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., attempt to take Congressman Clay Higgins, R-La., to the woodshed during a congressional hearing of a bill last month. His crime? As a white man, he crossed racial lines and quoted........
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