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I hope for the slow death of nationalism (it's a great way to ralley troops to your cause), I don't see it ending any time oon. Do you guys see those bumper magnets that say 'proud to be an American' going around (those always make me laugh)? I think as long as governments are able to throw words like 'patriot' and 'terror' at people, internationalism will have a tough fight.
I can't see many good uses for nationalism continuing, but there are plenty of bad reasons it will continue for a long time. What is nationalism doing today in America, Russia, and a slew of other countries? It's gone from a 'I love my country and I will defend it from it's enemies foreign and domestic' to 'CNN told me that terrorists can get anthrax in my tofu, I'm going to vote for Bush and go get some canned food'.
/sidenote Do you think Charlatan's avatar is more proned to nasal alergies?
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