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Category Archives: Nationalism
LAT: I had lunch with a right-wing white nationalist group. Here’s what I learned
Annie Z. Yu writes for the Los Angeles Times: They don’t actually support Donald Trump or the Republican party. “If you think about it, most Trump supporters are working-class white Americans. Those are our constituents,” said Matthew Heimbach, the 25-year-old … Continue reading
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Lawrence Summers: ‘How to embrace nationalism responsibly’
As soon as I read that headline in the Washington Post, I thought, Jews! Responsible nationalism from a Jewish perspective is nationalism that does not threaten Jews. In other words, neutered nationalism. Jews tend to fear gentile nationalisms because by … Continue reading
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WP: Dallas gunman studied ‘shoot and move’ tactics, black nationalism
Does nationalism cause people to kill? No more than religion or other common political ideologies such as socialism. All nationalisms contain the capacity for genocide. All nationalisms contain a victimhood and all forms of victimhood contain a nationalism. Different groups … Continue reading
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Vox: ‘Ethnic nationalism is bad for the Jews’
What they mean to say is “Gentile ethnic nationalism is bad for the Jews.” From Matthew Yglesias at VOX: That Trump’s efforts to mobilize white nationalism as a force in American politics has inadvertently also mobilized anti-Semitism does not come … Continue reading
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Does Nationalism Cause War?
Comments at Steve Sailer: * Nationalism makes a people attractive, just as self-confidence makes people attractive. * So nationalism causes war? That’s funny. Ever since the Arab nationalism movement was crushed in the 60s, the Middle East seems to have … Continue reading
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Forward: Reclaiming a Star-Spangled Progressive Patriotism in the Age of Donald Trump
Jay Michaelson writes: It’s July 4 weekend, and we’re all watching the fireworks together: my partner and I, and a few hundred strangers. And it occurs to me: What I love about America is not what the loudest America-lovers love. … Continue reading
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Ramzpaul: ‘May we honor Weisel’s memory by always fighting for ethnic nationalism for our people as he did for his people.’
Ramzpaul tweets: “They have shown the way to create an ethnic homeland. They also protect their borders. We can learn much from Jews.” Zionist Federation tweets: “”Even though I don’t live in Israel, Israel lives within me” – Elie Wiesel. … Continue reading
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A Jew In Germany Can’t Root For Germany
Comment: A young, fashionable, rootless cosmopolitan from Russia who seems to be the media go-to girl in Berlin when it comes to questions of German identity: Ioulia Isserlis, in July 2014 telling the Times of Israel why she won’t be … Continue reading
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What’s The Argument Against Nationalism?
Comments at Steve Sailer: * It’s really impressive how much out-of-control outrage the elite can get gin up over an argument that is so empty. What is actually wrong with nationalism? What is wrong with citizens of a country seeking … Continue reading
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The Left Prefers Nations Of Ideas, The Right Prefers Nations Of Race & Religion & Tradition
Academic Laurent DuBois writes: When you cheer on the [Belgium] Red Devils, you can’t forget that you are cheering for an idea rather than a reality, and that in a way that idea only exists on the football pitch. The … Continue reading
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