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I was referring to tribes in the sense of tribalism as a concept - loyalty to one's group. In this sense, "tribe" can be your family, your nation, you clan, your ethnic group, your gender, your race, your religious group etc. Authoritarianism is required for tribalism, becuase authoritarianism is all about enforcing social conformity to maintain tribal unity. Unfortunately Raven belongs to both a tribe in the sense I have outlined and a tribe in the sense of system of social organisation, which I should've taken into account when I worded my argument. My bad.

Indeed, their moral system will make them view their actions as perfectly moral. Morality is informed by personal psychology however. Doesn't mean people will always have certain views, more a series of mental dials that cause a predilection for certain moral systems. Her moral system is probably based on might, I agree, or at least the view that the weak should not expect the world to provide for and defend them (which is kind of the other side of the same social darwinist coin). I wonder if the tribe was established with this ideology in mind or if it was a post-facto justification to quell their own consciences and as a social glue for future members, such as the Branwens