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Is it being "tribal" or "tribalistic"? Which is a better sentence?

1. We also go after atheists and call them out when they say something stupid. We are not tribal at all.

2. We also go after atheists and call them out when they say something stupid. We are not tribalistic at all.

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  • Archer
    Lv 7
    5 months ago

    You seem to believe presenting your "opinion" based in your ignorance of humanity is calling someone out not displaying one's own ignorance.

  • Yoda
    Lv 6
    5 months ago

    Humans are tribal. Trust me, you are tribal. 

    See what you are, not how you'd like to be.

  • Anonymous
    5 months ago

    Both sentences are bigoted and socially unacceptable.

  • Anonymous
    5 months ago

    first choice.......

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  • Alan H
    Lv 7
    5 months ago

    Why go after anyone? Far better to present a positive message.

    If you must do it, ‘tribalistic’ is minimally better.    In a sense the Church IS tribal.   We are family with the same Father

  • Anonymous
    5 months ago

    Neither makes sense, and questions about vocabulary and sentence structure belong in Education & Reference-Words & Wordplay.

    R&S is for KNOWLEDGE seeking questions about religion or spirituality.

  • Cogito
    Lv 7
    5 months ago

    Neither makes any sense at all.

    What does 'go after' atheists mean?

    How do you 'call them out'?

    What has being 'tribal' got to do with your attitude?

    All atheists say is that they do not believe that God exists.  That's not stupid, as there is no evidence at all that God does exist.

  • 5 months ago

    Your behavior is tribalistic,

    regardless of how you lie and deny it.

    You are also mistaken

    in assuming that atheists are a tribe,

    when they are simply everyone

    who is not in any

    of the many theistic tribes.

    Tribal, describes people's attitudes.

    Tribalistic describes tribal people's actions

    that reflect their tribal attitudes.

    --

    Regards,

    John Popelish

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