Tribal nationalism is introverted and measures a people by inner qualities rather than achievements
Evidence
In psychological terms, the chief difference between even the most violent chauvinism and this tribal nationalism is that the one is extroverted, concerned with visible spiritual and material achievements of the nation, whereas the other, even in its mildest forms (for example, the German youth movement) is introverted, concentrates on the individual’s own soul which is considered as the embodiment of general national qualities. Chauvinist mystique still points to something that really existed in the past (as in the case of the nationalisme intégral) and merely tries to elevate this into a realm beyond human control; tribalism, on the other hand, starts from nonexistent pseudomystical elements which it proposes to realize fully in the future. — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 577
Categorization
- DEFINE: Key psychological parameter distinguishing chauvinism (extroverted, past-pointing) from tribalism (introverted, future-pointing) — a useful axis for analyzing nationalist discourse.
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 577
- XREF: connects to: Tribal nationalism swallows private life while Western chauvinism stays political.; Tribal nationalism denies common humanity by insisting on absolute uniqueness of the people — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 578; Popular nationalism reproduced exclusion by demanding linguistic uniformity — Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on…, 386 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Tribal nationalism denies common humanity by insisting on absolute uniqueness of the people
#expands(0.82) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 578 - Language and culture cannot confer national belonging without shared experience
#qualifies(0.75) — Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism, 572 - Popular nationalism reproduced exclusion by demanding linguistic uniformity
#exemplifies(0.72) — Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities, 386