However, away from the tribalism of the conference some do believe the idea has merit.
This isn't proof of any kind that Labour really are kicking tribalism into touch.
It would force separatist tribalism upon the most racially integrated state in the world.
So yes, politics has become more bitter and polarised, but the problem isn't American tribalism.
As long as an iron hand throttled dissent, the uglier manifestations of tribalism were held in check.
Since their defeat in 1994, southerners have been complaining of creeping tribalism and religious militancy from the north.
Tackling corruption and tribalism would enable the government to invest in sorely needed economic infrastructure and social amenities.
Tribalism dies hard on Wall Street, and Morgan Stanley's rainmakers treated Mr Purcell with suspicion from the start.
In many parts of Africa tribalism has hijacked democracy because it is the only forum for political organization.
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It was a time of social and political tribalism - bosses v workers, left v right, Labour v Tory.
One is to stamp out warlordism, and the other is to suppress tribalism.
In his radical rejection of political tribalism, he is a subversive figure still.
But Kibaki's anti-graft campaign has largely been seen as a failure, and the country still struggles with tribalism and poverty.
The government should diversify the economy to reduce over-reliance on oil revenues, while striving to curb corruption and combat tribalism.
They despaired of Iraq's sectarianism and ethnic fragmentation, but those pale in comparison with the tribalism and ethnic complications of Afghanistan.
Our nation has been on the path to tribalism for some time.
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We're in charge - albeit " without any triumphalism and with no trace of any political tribalism" and we've already got one.
Whatever the case, it ends up turning into a sort of tribalism.
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Kenya itself has long been beset by bad governance, corruption and tribalism.
On Mr Brown's watch, these methods have been reinforced by another Labour trait, sometimes submerged but now predominant: a harsh, myopic party tribalism.
Now in Afghanistan, we are in the quintessential world of banditry and tribalism, a political culture that has abhorred and resisted central authority.
The need to salvage Parliament's reputation the very reason for ditching Mr Martin gave way to the rankest tribalism when it came to choosing his successor.
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What emerged was, in fact, a victory of neo-tribalism over the bonds of faith and the exploitation of religion for providing legitimacy to the tribe.
To be a real critic of the education system and the trendy reforms of the day, one has to abandon, to whatever degree possible, tribalism.
The progressive constitution of 1923, which abolished slavery and attempted to replace tribalism with nationalism, was undone by irate clerics from the majority Pushtun group.
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They promised to keep the benefits of the industrial economy that capitalism had created, while replacing the freedom that made it possible with a modern form of tribalism.
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The failure by the government of South Sudan to stem the cycles of violence and to eradicate corruption and tribalism has effectively stalled economic development and disrupts social lives.
Political tribalism has played a disgraceful role, with left-of-centre politicians slow to criticise their party comrades in Romania and centre-right Europeans giving Mr Orban and Mr Basescu too easy a ride.
As individualism has grown stronger, political tribalism has weakened.
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