Nationalism is the most legitimate value in modern politics
Evidence
The reality is quite plain: the ‘end of the era of nationalism,’ so long prophesied, is not remotely in sight. Indeed, nation-ness is the most universally legitimate value in the political life of our time. — Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities, 32
Categorization
- XREF: Grounds why nation-focused Islamophobia is such a potent political register — nationalism remains the supreme legitimacy currency. — connects to: Nationalism proved stronger than the class struggle in the modern world — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 362; Racism is distinct from and destructive of nationalism; Nationalism subverted socialism and overtook capitalist development worldwide — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 116 (+2 more)
Related
- Nationalism lacks fixed essence; its value depends on who wields it (similarity 0.82)
- Progressive and revolutionary kinds of nationalism are actual and sometimes necessary (similarity 0.81)
- An international class must nationalise itself to lead nationally-rooted social strata (similarity 0.81)
- Nationalism must be read against prior cultural systems, not political ideologies (similarity 0.81)
- Nationalism subverted socialism and overtook capitalist development worldwide (similarity 0.80)
- Nationalism proved stronger than the class struggle in the modern world (similarity 0.80)
- Nationalism can only be judged through its particular instances, not abstraction (similarity 0.80)
- Nationalism is an ideology while national identity is a shared cultural base (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Nationalism proved stronger than the class struggle in the modern world
#corroborates(0.85) — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 362 - Nationalism subverted socialism and overtook capitalist development worldwide
#corroborates(0.85) — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 116 - Racism is distinct from and destructive of nationalism
#qualifies(0.75)