According to most definitions, Nationalism is the belief that a nation will benefit from acting alone rather than collectively. Tribalism is the feeling of identity with and loyalty to one's tribe.
So it certainly is what DB said.
One more question and using that definition ... can Nationalism cause wars???
There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot. - Aldo Leopold
According to most definitions, Nationalism is the belief that a nation will benefit from acting alone rather than collectively. Tribalism is the feeling of identity with and loyalty to one's tribe.
So it certainly is what DB said.
One more question and using that definition ... can Nationalism cause wars???
Ask the Serbs...but you can also throw in religion there as well when it came to Bosnia (ethnic cleansing)...
Religion appears to be the reason for most large and lasting wars.
When I stated that in the seti cafe I got slaughtered ........
I guess that we are more civilized over here...most of the fruit loops, Klansmen, reactionaries, and control freaks are over there...
If you took wars based in religion either directly or indirectly over the last 2,000 years...the deaths would be measured in the hundreds of millions. Some people just can't bring themselves to acknowledge that...something like Holocaust denial.
I guess that we are more civilized over here...most of the fruit loops, Klansmen, reactionaries, and control freaks are over there...
Plus sad attention seekers, those without real-life friends etc etc. Point is they are there because they know that most of the time they can get away with it. Although the moderation at SETI has tightened up in the last 6 months, every other board is at least 10 times stricter.
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One more question and using that definition ... can Nationalism cause wars???
There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot. - Aldo Leopold
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Ask the Serbs...but you can also throw in religion there as well when it came to Bosnia (ethnic cleansing)...
Freedom of Speech is a cherished right in every democracy and democratic institution.
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Religion appears to be the reason for most large and lasting wars.
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Yes it does, which brings to mind the saying, "God protect me from your followers!"
Freedom of Speech is a cherished right in every democracy and democratic institution.
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That is why the seperation of church and state is so important.
Freedom of Speech is a cherished right in every democracy and democratic institution.
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"Amen"
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When I stated that in the seti cafe I got slaughtered ........
Mrs Miggins - A lady of uncommon refinement
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I guess that we are more civilized over here...most of the fruit loops, Klansmen, reactionaries, and control freaks are over there...
If you took wars based in religion either directly or indirectly over the last 2,000 years...the deaths would be measured in the hundreds of millions. Some people just can't bring themselves to acknowledge that...something like Holocaust denial.
Freedom of Speech is a cherished right in every democracy and democratic institution.
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Plus sad attention seekers, those without real-life friends etc etc. Point is they are there because they know that most of the time they can get away with it. Although the moderation at SETI has tightened up in the last 6 months, every other board is at least 10 times stricter.
Mrs Miggins - A lady of uncommon refinement
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Not many would disagree, but to me it's like saying that maths is the reason why I got a bad grade in algebra... :)