American Individualism Will Overcome Woke-ish Tribalism

 

A disturbing trend in America during the past few decades has been the Left’s preoccupation with race as the dominant factor in seemingly all phases of our society.

It will not last.

Predicting its end is not the same as knowing when, of course.  And certainly, the Biden Administration is doing its best to promote the racial division that undergirds tribalism.

But the drive to separate Americans from one another will be thwarted by demographic changes.

Increasingly, Americans are marrying – and having children – across racial lines.  Biracial children, in particular, are inclined to identify as individuals, not group members.  There’s no such thing as a biracial tribe.

To illustrate:

Sage Steele, a long-time ESPN personality – and child of black and white parents – recently questioned Barack Obama’s claims to be “black” despite his biracial history. 

[As a matter of fact, that identification seems strange especially since he was raised by his mother’s white family; his black father abandoned the future president soon after his birth.]

Not surprisingly, Ms. Steele was placed in purgatory by woke ESPN for her sensible observation.

Intermarriage among all racial groups will continue to increase, further dimming racial identification and concurrent tribalism.  Eventually, individualism will once again be at the core of what it means to be an American.