> "Of course, there's only two sides, nationalism or slavery." The choices are staying strong enough to defend the nation or slavery. You could ask the former

> "Of course, there's only two sides, nationalism or slavery." The choices are staying strong enough to defend the nation or slavery. You could ask the former colonies of the old colonial powers about that. Or the Native Americans. Or the former subjects of the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere". Or, more recently, the Ukraine. I am a liberal but denying the importance of the military is just foolishness.