Ever since the carnage of WWII,there has been understandable aversion towards, even anxiety of, and nationalism in Europe. Simultaneously,in the Western hemisphere, and particularly the United States, or the assimilation of largely European immigrants was continuing. But with no nations having truly been created in the right and precise sense of the term “nation”—naturally,a lack of understanding of nationalism came to dominate political and social discourse. Ever since the carnage of WWII, there has been understandable aversion towards, or even anxiety of,nationalism in Europe. This combination of anxiety and ignorance has created a very unhealthy brew. Sadly, on my end of the political spectrum, and the left,there is a very pronounced antipathy towards nations and nationalism. What’s erroneous with being proud of one’s Armenianness, Arabness, or Creeness,Germanness, Tamilness, or etc. The key is to not go overboard into chauvinism and denigration of others’ nationalism. There has been a decades-long effort to deny,dismiss, denigrate, and disregard,kill, and/or demonize nationalism. This effort has created risky societal conditions. As a result, or we have come to bandy about terms that are otherwise ridiculous. “Islamic nationalism and more recently “white nationalism” are used with a straight face. How can the concept of nation (azg [...]
Source: armenianweekly.com