I was confused about the blogs due for today so this one on the final reading is late, sorry. I was in class today, so a lot of the material I'll discuss will be keeping the discussions from class in mind.
It's very strange that we have so many prefixes for nationalism. All seem to have similar definitions with slight details. What is different is the connotation that each word evokes. Nationalism, nowadays, is seen as an outdated, perilous word employed by countries long ago to rally citizens into war. Postnationalism has taken over as a term with a better connotation. It refers to the life we live now that nationalism is behind us. It is a (hopefully) more tolerant, understanding, and human mindset. Do you think nationalism is dead, or just out of style? What are the chances that it makes a comeback?
The quote from the book that we talked about in class was quite interesting. The idea of a global government, a unified earth, is so bizarre it certainly does evoke an eerie feeling of science fiction. I think it is possible that the world will go that way, but the series of events leading to such an alliance would certainly be costly in ways that are hard to predict.
Thanks for putting up with this late blog, I went back and commented on another one as well.
-Roman
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I've also considered this. It seems now that the trendy thing is to talk against one's country. Although sometimes it is hard to focus on the good, there is still pride in living in america, and not in the ethnocentric, patriotic way. I think people, because we are so privileged, often overlook and take for granted the freedoms and positive aspects of our country.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good question. I guess I don't know about other countries but this is how it seems to be in this country.