JockinSkye wrote: “Clans are a relic of the distant past to me.”

What comes to mind is an earnest fellow student who remarked to me about 40 years back: “Patriotism is an outdated notion.”
It was very trendy back then to dismiss patriotism, not to mention courage, valour and gentlemanly conduct.
And patriotism has had a bad press because of ultra-patriots. In my own country alone, the white and black nationalists have appealed to patriotism.
But that does not stop me from taking pride in my country despite the evils committed in the name of patriotism.
Clans? Outdated they may be, but there is something of value in the clan spirit.
Regards,
Mike