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I am very glad that your and a lot of other people's ancestors didn't think like that or we would probably all live under a fascist regime. edit: a word
by lorenzfx 9y ago
I am very glad that your and a lot of other people's ancestors didn't think like that or we would probably all live under a fascist regime.
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- charlesdm 9y agoDefinitely grateful for the sacrifices that have been made in the past, but I'm looking at things based on how the world is set up today. It has become a much smaller place -- people and capital can move around more easily. I've personally never had a very strong national identity (others do seem to have that), and I think in part it's because it has become so easy to move around. And if you travel a bit, you realise people are actually not all that different. A lot of them have similar priorities: build out a good life, raise children, care for their friends and loved ones, have fun, etc.
- lorenzfx 9y agoI'm not saying that you are wrong (and I really hope you are right), but the European elites had exactly the same perception before the outbreak of World War I. Google "first globalization".
- markvdb 9y agoSomewhat related, I have noticed there seems to be an abstraction that is often easier for Belgians to make. One can at the same time make a stand for $GOOD_THING/against $BAD_THING ánd have zero country loyalty/patriotism. It's easier and more efficient even, because unbound by country loyalty, one is less limited in how to make a stand. Do you have difficulties imagining this? Imagine yourself in the era that shall not be named for fear of Godwin's law. Think of ways to make a difference back then.