tribal lines
Group identity divisions
Tribal lines are the boundaries—social, political, or ideological—that separate groups with distinct identities or loyalties.
The phrase appears most often in discussions of division: The debate split along tribal lines, Voting followed tribal lines.
Originally referring to actual tribal territories, it now commonly describes partisan, ethnic, or cultural divisions that shape how people align on issues.
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- kinshipState of being related
- kinship tiesBonds linking relatives together
- blood tiesFamilial relationships through ancestry
- ancestryFamily line of descent
bloodline · family tree · ethnic · borders · boundaries · faction · allegiance · territory · ancestral lands · heritage · division · loyalty · elder · chief · indigenous · native · affiliation · demarcation
tribal linesnational borders
Boundaries between sovereign states
global community · world citizenship · state boundaries · international boundaries · national identity
tribal linesshared humanity
Our collective human nature
universalism · common ground · unity · inclusivity · solidarity
tribal linescosmopolitanism
Belief in shared humanity
civic identity · universal values · individualism · shared values · meritocracy
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