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Politics feels, on what I have seen of it, like joining a tribe, and a lot of it is about unspoken ways of behaving.

— Rory Stewart

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Politics is a highly tribal business.

— Nick Clegg

I was really fascinated by politics. It always has been part of my view that politics really is a calling or you wouldn't go into it, because it's demanding and potentially has a toll on you and your family.

— John Key

Politics are beautiful. They enable a community to live collectively with one another. It's not about stabbing each other in the back; it's about enabling people to reach their dreams and pursue happiness.

— Ben Nicholson

I get asked a lot about getting into politics. I say, 'Take a look at politics. You tell me what seems appealing about that.'

— George Clooney

Politics organizes our lives. We can't disregard it. Politics has lot of muck, lot of dirt. But that doesn't mean you have to be away from it. It's ubiquitous.

— Pawan Kalyan

Politics is the art of realizing what there is to realize.

— Adam Michnik

My first meeting as a senator, my first day, they were already talking about the next election. Part of that's the permanent campaign, part of that's a word I've been using more frequently, 'tribal.' Our politics has become tribal: It's us versus them.

— Evan Bayh

In the larger world, tribalism is an enormous problem, as it ever has been: both strength and idiocy borne from belonging.

— Jane Hamilton

✗Opposing Perspectives

Right now, politics follows the rules of talk radio - using conflict, tension, fear, and resentment to find new recruits.

— John Avlon

Politics is intensely physical: your hands touch, clasp and hold, and your eyes are always reaching for contact. None of this came naturally to me. I'd always put my trust in words and let the words do the work, but in politics, the real message is physical.

— Michael Ignatieff