DirtbagVegan [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 2 years agoI love to be Vladimir Lenin and hope for my country to lose a war patriotically.imagemessage-square75 fedilinkarrow-up1128file-text
arrow-up1128imageI love to be Vladimir Lenin and hope for my country to lose a war patriotically.DirtbagVegan [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 2 years agomessage-square75 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNagarjuna [he/him]hexbear2·2 years ago recognizing the illegitimacy of the american state is the same as giving reparations to grifters link
minus-squarezifnab25 [he/him, any]hexbear1·2 years agoshrug A sense of community and comradery doesn't need to preclude an understanding of history or a pursuit of justice. link
minus-squareNagarjuna [he/him]hexbear2·2 years agoI agree, but a sense of community doesn't need to entail nationalism. The majority of humans before the 15th century can tell you that. link
minus-squarezifnab25 [he/him, any]hexbear2·2 years agoI'd argue Christianity, Islam, and Confusionism were all setting the groundwork well before the 15th century. The primary obstacles to nation building were technological, not ideological. link
minus-squareNagarjuna [he/him]hexbear1·2 years agoSo nationalism is just a curse of industrialization? link
minus-squarezifnab25 [he/him, any]hexbear1·2 years agoA consequence of it. More people being able to organize around a larger shared space under a common language and culture is hardly a bad thing. link
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A sense of community and comradery doesn't need to preclude an understanding of history or a pursuit of justice.
I agree, but a sense of community doesn't need to entail nationalism. The majority of humans before the 15th century can tell you that.
I'd argue Christianity, Islam, and Confusionism were all setting the groundwork well before the 15th century.
The primary obstacles to nation building were technological, not ideological.
So nationalism is just a curse of industrialization?
A consequence of it.
More people being able to organize around a larger shared space under a common language and culture is hardly a bad thing.