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Political Tribes Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations

Amy Chua

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The Megyn Kelly Show

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The Megyn Kelly Show

It discussed the role of tribalism in the United States, particularly in the context of the 2016 election and the rise of Donald Trump, and how demographic transformation and cosmopolitan elites were contributing factors.

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You wrote a book in 2018 on tribalism called Political Tribes, Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations, which was prescient.

— Episode: Amy Chua on the Climate on Campuses, Pol...

Episode: Amy Chua on the Climate on Campuses, Political Tri...

It discussed the role of tribalism in the United States, particularly in the context of the 2016 election and the rise of Donald Trump, and how demographic transformation and cosmopolitan elites were contributing factors.

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You wrote a book in 2018 on tribalism called Political Tribes, Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations, which was prescient.

And it not only obviously we were in the middle of the Trump administration then, but it foresaw where things would go, including the challenging of electoral results.

And like that, here we are.

So you accurately diagnosed, I think, what is happening to the United States right now, right before he was elected, during his term and now in 2020.

And I want to talk to you about how we got here and where we go from here, because it doesn't sound too promising.

Honestly with Bari Weiss

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Honestly with Bari Weiss

During the episode, Amy Chua referenced the book while explaining that pressuring a group to constantly affirm their privilege can provoke a psychological backlash and a white identitarian response. She also noted that the work highlighted the dangers of a historically oppressed majority using new political power for retribution, and observed that identity politics were emerging on all sides. The discussion framed the book as a lens for understanding these dynamics.

Episode: Tiger Mom Amy Chua Takes Washington

She referenced this book when discussing how forcing one group to constantly check their privilege can lead to a psychological backlash and white identitarian response. She also mentioned writing about the dangers of a long-oppressed majority using new political power for payback.

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I wrote about this in political tribes when you, I said, it's a bad idea when you're having, you know, you force white people to say, I checked my privilege. I'm so sorry that I'm white and everything white is bad.

So yeah, I, I think it's, um, you know, what I wrote was like, we're seeing for the first time identity politics on all sides, on all sides.

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