This is scary. The views influencing American foreign policy:
"There is such a thing as a benign—even a salutary—nationalism. Within the framework of a liberal democracy, cultivation and celebration of a common history, traditions, folkways, language, and religion can foster ties of pride and patriotism and bind a people together for common purposes.
But there is also such a thing as malignant nationalism, which easily metastasizes into fascism. Its hallmarks are the celebration of racial unity, the glorification of authoritarianism, and the institutionalization of bigotry..."
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2019/06/21/the-neo-nationalist-danger/
Michael Flynn, Stephen Bannon, Sebastian Gorka, Michael Anton, Stephen Miller, John Bolton... a basket of deplorables if there ever was one.
ReplyDelete"the contention that liberalism promotes “vicious hatred” while nationalism tends to be benign—a bizarre inversion of the historical record—has gained currency in some quarters of the Right" - Bizarre. Thanks, Fox News.