I suspect that it comes from my formative years spent in computer security: at base, we always asked "who do you trust, and why?". This was, at the time, a time-saving device. In the modern era, a razor of a different sort.
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The security apparatus of every nation is built on the premise of "us, not them" as an answer. America was premised on the answer "we are whomever chooses to arrive on these shores". Allegiance to law (not custom or rank or title) defines us.
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And so in the trump era, "us" vs. "us" is tribal vs. law-abiding. In the frame of the Enlightenment, this is some basic shit. But we aren't collectively committed to that any more. It's terrifying to note as much.
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And to be clear, I don't mean "law-abiding" in the "white people don't have issues with cops" sense. I mean in the hope-for-our-future sense: we all should be treated equally under equitable law. Giving up on that is Trumpism, abiding it is now a liberal tenant. Crazy.
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