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So long as there are some bounds or limits on such power of consensus it works but, absent that, it becomes tribalism.
Not really. Not all ways of doing things is the same, and if people remain rational, some consensus can be generally reached. There is some universality to rationality. That was the premise behind the separation of church and state in the Constitution of this country.
Tribalism comes when each tribe ascribes its own most current system of morality to its own deities and otherworldly entities, thus putting it completely out of reach of any rational discussion, debate, trying to understand other points of view or entirely new ones, compromise, negotiation, etc...
If someone's only argument for doing things their way is "Because God said so that's why", how are you going to rationally debate its pros and cons?