Progressive and revolutionary kinds of nationalism are actual and sometimes necessary

Evidence

It recognizes the actuality, even the necessity, of progressive and revolutionary kinds of nationalism, and it does not characterize nations and states as coercive entities as such. — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory, 21

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Nationalism lacks fixed essence; its value depends on who wields it — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory: Classes, Nations, Literatures, 395

Related

• Nationalism can only be judged through its particular instances, not abstraction (similarity 0.84)
• Nationalism lacks fixed essence; its value depends on who wields it (similarity 0.84)
• Nationalism is the most legitimate value in modern politics (similarity 0.81)
• Nationalism’s political role depends on the class configuration of its power bloc (similarity 0.80)
• Nationalism in multinational empires disrupts internally instead of unifying as in nation-states (similarity 0.79)
• National dualism narratives trace back to aristocratic resistance to absolutism (similarity 0.79)
• Conquest by a nation either awakens conquered nationalism or degenerates into tyranny (similarity 0.78)
• State-centered nationalism is no longer a viable anti-imperialist answer (similarity 0.78)