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Originally Posted by thaskalos
"I am not a Greek...I am a citizen of the world", decried Socrates some 2,400 years ago. And I concur. I travel to Europe on a regular basis...and have never met anyone there who "hates the guts" of the American citizens who are walking the streets. Nor have I met any American citizens who "hate the guts" of their Russian, or French, or British, or Italian, or Greek counterparts. When the citizens of the different countries point the accusing finger at each other's nations, they are blaming GOVERNMENTS...and not the citizens at large.
No one in Europe hates the Americans for placing their country first...for the mere fact that the Europeans themselves ALSO place their countries first. "Nationalism" is hardly the monopoly of the United States. It is a worldwide delusion. Will we ever stop falling for this "fake news" bullshit that the press always parades before us? How different from the Russian, or the French, or the British, or the Italian, or the Greek citizens...do we really think we are?
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I agree. But Trump's politics requires him to stir up his base. He is engaged in an endless campaign mode. Red meat to the 38% or so of the US citizens keeping them salivating.
Unfortunately among his base there are white supremacists who hear "nationalist" as a dog whistle aimed at them.
Trump's defense of the 'very fine people' at Charlottesville white nationalist march has David Duke gushing
https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/15/polit...lle/index.html
Donald Trump Refuses to Condemn KKK, Disavow David Duke Endorsement
http://time.com/4240268/donald-trump-kkk-david-duke/
Trump using "nationalist" is hardly a coincidence
