Pixelated Semantics

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Making a country ugly on behalf of terror

Excellent Op-ed piece in the SMH from UK commentator George Monbiot, full of extremely important points on Patriotism and Nationalism that are thoughtfully made:

"As usual, we are being asked to do the job of the terrorists, by making this country ugly on their behalf."

And:

"To become a patriot is to lie to yourself, to tell yourself that whatever good you might perceive abroad, your own country is, on balance, better than the others. It is impossible to reconcile this with either the evidence of your own eyes or a belief in the equality of humankind."

Though the author avoids directly saying so, when newspapers make statements regarding "non-negotiable components of our identity" and demanding nationalism, fascism is close at hand.

Item posted by AutoEditor at 3:05 pm ::