If Pat Buchanan made another run for President, I would have to take a close look. Regardless of what some of his more extreme views might be, he is the most consistent voice for sanity in foreign policy in the US corporate media. In this recent column, he made me think about the positive aspects of nationalism, which I had always thought of as an unmitigated evil. After all, if we cannot learn to think of ourselves as citizens of a global society, can we ever know peace? He points out that in this dangerous, increasingly unipolar world nationalism is a force that is a natural enemy to Empire. Respect for national self-determination is the cornerstone of international law designed to prevent war. Buchanan advocates not only respecting national sovereignty but the right of cultural groups to declare their independence or at least autonomy through democratic means, from the Basque region of Spain to Crimea and Eastern Ukraine. He does seem to be a bit credulous about the claim that the breakup of Yugoslavia was all about the quest for autonomy and ignores the US role in promoting the Balkans War, but his general argument makes eminent sense. buchanan.org/blog/nationalism-nato-great-ally-6367 Gregory John OFlaherty John D Rachel John Harper John Mesler Hiroyuki Hamada Henrik Eger Scott Rickard David Arver Andrea Tosi Andre Fomine Beverly Garrett Mary Ann Soto Mary E. Joyce Mary Keating Mary-Alice Strom Mary-Sue HaliburtonAmy Ruth Ruth Duemler Ruthann Amarteifio Dennis Biancuzzo Dennis W. Mills Dan Deeter Dan McGraw Dan Shea Dan Thesignman Malcolm ChaddockDavid PetersonL Vaughn Peterson Ward Reilly Coleen Rowley Siraj Davis Julia TenEyck Kristin Hardy Tim Nolan Paul Cruickshank Paul Del Gatto Paul E. Winger Paul Winger Paul Salahuddin ArmstrongTerry Paul Conn Susanne Posel Keith Murley Kevin Crapo Kevin Dubisar Kevin Hall Sally Tully-Figueroa Chuck SmithJeremy Powell Branford Perry Kathy Kelly Jack Golding Jack Lindblad Jack Lieberman Al Rogers Al Anderson Allen Meredith Mike MeredithMarion DemsGeoffrey James Stewart Acuff Don Anderson Don Aye Don Mersel Don Chapin Jerry Ashton
Posted on: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 01:46:29 +0000
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