Tribalism can take various forms; the dividing of people into groups and the dynamics involved are varied.   If we think of tribal warfare, we usually think of one tribe dominating another through strength.   However, Western tribalism often—not always—works very differently.   Instead of using strength as the powerful weapon, it has used victimhood as the powerful weapon.   This works where perceptions matter.   It would not work, for example, in northern Nigeria today, where Muslim terrorist groups kill, kidnap, and persecute Christians on a regular basis.   It does work in America, however, where those identified as victims receive the accolades and control the agenda.   In such a context, control of the narrative is crucial: one has to determine which group gets to claim the treasured status of victimhood, for there the power in the culture lies. There is a canonical narrative of victimhood.   Christians do not get to claim victimhood but Muslims do.   Blacks get to claim victimh