I think actually Nationalism and Liberalism can be blended together quite nicely, and most of American history illustrates this.
I really do not see a viable option to the world being divided up into self-governing nations-states. The only viable alternative is one world government or vast empires, which are very likely to become tyrannies.
And all groups of humans need common ideas to cooperate together on common tasks. Nationalism seems the only viable alternative, except perhaps religion, which spans many nations.
Perhaps the material about syndicalism reads better in Brazilian Portuguese, or perhaps I am weak-willed or weak-minded and misunderstood the point, but it is, for me, much harder to eat moderately when my meal is 'just a little bit of gluttony'. And I would be able to enjoy fishing entirely if I could convince myself that the catching part was a beneficial exercise of mild sadism. On the other hand, as I think about it, when I mow my suburban lawn, or my neighbor has someone mow his, tolerating a tiny bit of trespass makes for friendly relations.
I think actually Nationalism and Liberalism can be blended together quite nicely, and most of American history illustrates this.
I really do not see a viable option to the world being divided up into self-governing nations-states. The only viable alternative is one world government or vast empires, which are very likely to become tyrannies.
And all groups of humans need common ideas to cooperate together on common tasks. Nationalism seems the only viable alternative, except perhaps religion, which spans many nations.
What is the matter with Liberal Nationalism?
Perhaps the material about syndicalism reads better in Brazilian Portuguese, or perhaps I am weak-willed or weak-minded and misunderstood the point, but it is, for me, much harder to eat moderately when my meal is 'just a little bit of gluttony'. And I would be able to enjoy fishing entirely if I could convince myself that the catching part was a beneficial exercise of mild sadism. On the other hand, as I think about it, when I mow my suburban lawn, or my neighbor has someone mow his, tolerating a tiny bit of trespass makes for friendly relations.