There is a fine line between live and let live 'patriotism'

and true-believer, aggressive, often irrational 'nationalism.'

Or so George Orwell described in one of his essays.

Posted By: phrankin on April 1st 2013 at 18:55:12

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I've just caught up on the Phrankin & Pals worldview. vvvv (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 1, 18:19:27
- ?Nationalism is an infantile thing. It is the measles of mankind.? ― Albert Einstein (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Apr 1, 18:47:12
  - There is a fine line between live and let live 'patriotism' (General Chat) - phrankin, Apr 1, 18:55:12
- That people should have the right to have communist tendancies or fascist tendancies (General Chat) - phrankin, Apr 1, 18:24:19
  - 50 shades of Fascism? (n/m) (General Chat) - curva nord, Apr 1, 18:30:55
    - I don't agree with any authoritarian political ideology. (General Chat) - phrankin, Apr 1, 18:36:45
      - Complete fascists or just those with 'fascist tendencies' (General Chat) - curva nord, Apr 1, 18:51:14
        
        I mean ones who are not racist anti-semites (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Apr 1, 18:52:11
        
        oh liberal Fascists (n/m) (General Chat) - curva nord, Apr 1, 18:55:45
        
        no.... non racist, non anti-semite fascists (General Chat) - phrankin, Apr 1, 18:59:07
        
        Look the argument given by Pro Mussolini supporters like Di Canio (General Chat) - phrankin, Apr 1, 19:07:12
        
        The poor old Italian fascists, led astray by those naughty Germans (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Apr 1, 19:12:02
        
        Invaded by the Germans... WIth Mussolini re-installed as a puppet. The Republic of Sal?. (General Chat) - phrankin, Apr 1, 19:18:59
        
        you have some top knowledge i must say (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 1, 19:22:04
      - No need to 'ban' (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Apr 1, 18:46:11
        
        We should hope that organisations who are presented (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Apr 1, 18:47:42
        
        And Communists? Do they fall into the same category of extremist politics. (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Apr 1, 18:51:18
        
        What an unsurprising answer (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Apr 1, 18:54:56
        
        Searching for hypocrisy of course. (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Apr 1, 18:56:01
        
        And if I didn't feel that communists should be vilified (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Apr 1, 18:59:06
        
        I have already said, I don't think his political leanings should have any bearing... (General Chat) - phrankin, Apr 1, 19:02:27
        
        Not just a 'political leaning' though is it (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Apr 1, 19:05:31
        
        In this country no I don't think it is. (General Chat) - phrankin, Apr 1, 19:13:42
        
        in fairness there IS a diff between fasxism and Nazism (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Apr 1, 19:10:11
        
        Not all fascists are Nazis, but all Nazis are fascists I think is pretty much it (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Apr 1, 19:13:59
  - and now it's oonnnnnnnnnnn *didda did da did da derr* (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Apr 1, 18:28:34

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