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costargh

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« on: September 10, 2008, 06:32:02 pm »
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"Nationalism is an insult to reason. It doesn't benefit people in any way. It merely serves as an excuse for committing the most outrageous abuses."

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Rietie

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« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2008, 06:58:36 pm »
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Nationalism is evil.
It results in things like the Iraq war.
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« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2008, 07:16:03 pm »
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Quote from: Rietie on September 10, 2008, 06:58:36 pm
It results in things like the Iraq war.
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I blame Bush!
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« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2008, 10:41:25 am »
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I did an essay on this recently using the Vietnam War. I said that it is a powerful, but neutral force. What should be of interest is who is using it and to what end. (e.g. I argued that the protest movement was motivated very much by nationalistic rhetoric).
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costargh

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« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2008, 04:28:17 pm »
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Interesting!
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« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2008, 07:48:56 pm »
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I'll just leave this here.
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« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2008, 12:54:11 am »
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You didn't need to invoke Godwin's law so early.
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« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2008, 02:54:37 am »
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Nationalism is like a gun, and guns don't kill people; people kill people.

In other words, it depends on who is in control, and what end(s) they hope to achieve.

Way too early for Godwin's Law!
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« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2008, 07:10:45 am »
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   you could juxtapose Hitler with a depiction of Germany's ultra-civilised society of the late 19th century
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« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2008, 09:06:20 am »
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The very fact that the appeal to nationalism is effective troubles me. It depends who is wielding the appeal to nationalism, but eventually, someone will wield nationalism for bad.

Good decisions are made from reason, not bigotry.
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