Everyone outside the imperial core is subjected to the American/European outside observer, the least you can do is return the favor.

Maybe it'll stop some people from going "China bad this. China bad that" when they haven't read a single letter from someone who lives there.

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    4 years ago

    Is nationalism in African countries bad?

    Literally asking me to assess a wide-ranging ideology across an entire continent, lol.

    If you're asking if I unequivocally support all nationalism in every colonized country, the answer is fuck no. Do I support some left-wing nationalist movements? Hell yes. Do I critically support others? Yes. Are there some were I think nationalism is the wrong answer? Definitely. And that includes China, one of the largest and most powerful countries in the world, where nationalism may have served a purpose in the past, but in my view no longer does. My view on the matter is nicely captured in Rosa Luxemburg's writing on the Polish Question, if you have any further questions.

    You're right that my viewpoint is more nuanced than yours--I suspect that I am substantially older than you and (no offense), more deeply read on most of the subjects we have discussed tonight. Perhaps I am wrong, but that's my impression from your breathless approach to posting and the many tweets you use as citations.

    Nonetheless, it's good to see your enthusiasm! Building solidarity in person is hard work, and it's good to get the ranting and insults out of the way online before you start attempting real-world praxis.