The notion of a "strong collective identity through education and the cultural institutions" that "isolates the individual from his personal beliefs and justifi

The notion of a "strong collective identity through education and the cultural institutions" that "isolates the individual from his personal beliefs and justifies his suffering" is not uniquely Eastern. It has a long history in Europe, with mixed results. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_nationalism_in_Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_nationalism_in_Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_nationalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_nationalism