Yes, the standard “they are different, must be an enemy tribe” attitudes are there, of course, too. But the accusation of “rootless” specifically implies both the lack of longstanding allegiance and the possibility of severing ties and moving some place else—both things not conducive to loyalty.
Yes, the standard “they are different, must be an enemy tribe” attitudes are there, of course, too. But the accusation of “rootless” specifically implies both the lack of longstanding allegiance and the possibility of severing ties and moving some place else—both things not conducive to loyalty.