Remembrance Day is not just about remembering the fallen... its about remembering mistakes of the past. One of the most important lessons is the dangers of Nationalism and when i look at Facebook on a daily basis i can see that many of us have not learnt that lesson. Nationalism is based on mans animal instincts, not on intelligence. The accidental birth of a person in a certain country gives him the wrong baseless idea that he may scorn others and consider them as enemies. Having been born in Europe and having white skin for example, he gives himself the right to plunder the blacks and refuse to employ towards others criteria he uses towards his own compatriots. Even a genius like Einstein was disliked by a German because he was a Jew. Being born in Germany or France, both a matter of accidental coincidence and not one of conscious choice, is no reason to dislike an other. Can anything be more inhuman and unreasonable than to prefer a wicked, corrupt and incompetent compatriot of the same race or language to an honest, benevolent and competent person who is born beyond ones frontiers? A person is judged on the basis of his race, language, country and considered a compatriot or alien, without the least consideration of his deeds, virtues or views. Human honor and good deeds are disregarded simply because one is born in a certain land. The yardstick for evaluating the individual becomes territory and blood, not actions. The more popular nationalism becomes, the more intense will fanatical ignorance and racial prejudice become, and the more limited will be ones vision. A nationalist defends everything related to his country without intellect or reflection. He considers everything outside his country as alien and ignominious. Right and wrong become meaningless concepts. - Gavin Glover
Posted on: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 13:44:13 +0000
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