Nationalism
Is idealism
And self-deception,
Breeding hate
And xenophobia,
As well as fear
And also contempt,
Nationalism is a virus
Infecting the vulnerable,
The poorly informed
And educated,
With no empathy at all,
Nationalism is a plague
Used by despots who rule.
“Nationalism does nothing but teach you to hate people you never met, and to take pride in accomplishments you had no part in.”
― Doug Stanhope
An interesting argument and you certainly raise more than vaild points.
For my part I’m not so sure it’s always as black and white as this piece suggests but it is, as your political poetry always is, brilliantly written 👍🖤
Interesting outlook and I have the tendency to agree. It is often a way of manipulating the working class who feel neglected to turn to this ideology, to be less accepting of others. A pretty grimy tactic of capitalism imo.
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