Word: tribalized
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...Quite a few, but thankfully there are just as many I've had disagreements with that are still my friends. In fact, in some ways it's deepened these friendships. Also, I'm very tribal and if someone is a really close friend - part of my little tribe - no amount of political disagreement...
...hearts of Australians. One commentator suggested that people felt guilty about their role in encouraging Irwin's risky business. What I saw looked more like grief. Naturally, many people wanted to talk about their feelings of loss; to be with friends or connect with them by today's electronic tribal message drums. In those first few days after Irwin died, some parents sensed their kids were clingier than usual...
...convince Musharraf to stand down at the end of his current term and allow the elections scheduled for 2007 to be free and fair. He would do well to bear in mind that the people of Gwadar want jobs and a hospital, not army checkposts. No matter how many tribal chiefs are killed, in this the people of Gwadar will never be alone...
...grown. And last week's announcement by the army that it has killed Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti is a sign that the military has failed to understand that its belligerent tactics only make matters worse. Bugti was a rebel leader and a member of an oppressive class of tribal chieftains who control much of Baluchistan as their personal fiefdom. But he was also a former governor of the province and a respected elder to many Baluch. His death, which has triggered unrest and rioting in Baluchistan, is symbolic of our government's refusal to address the grievances of large numbers...
...fissures are visible at multiple levels. The most obvious example is that of attack helicopters hunting down rebels in Baluchistan and the tribal areas of our northwest frontier?rebels who are our fellow citizens. But equally dangerous is the chronic failure of our provinces to agree on new dams essential to meeting our future needs for water. Or the inability of our society to channel dissent into debate, an inability that means the publication of cartoons in a newspaper in Denmark is able to provoke not just a response in our own newspapers but also riots that transform our cities...