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The Myths of Nationalism

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@ sonofgloin, Agree, I think the US is experiencing a huge identity crisis and its no longer fuelled by the traditional ideological poles of Left and Right, but more so between the rich and poor. Hollywood, which once churned out movie after movie about the world coming to and end (only to be save by Bruce Willis et al) is desperate to once again define and capture the national character in film. John Ford did it with John Wayne. We tried to do it with Croc Dundee and Baz Lurhmans "Australia". The link between the arts and nationalism is unmistakable, no matter how we may wish it away (see Pericles comment) the arts and film provide a looking glass into our national soul, often clumsy and stereotypical but nonetheless a looking glass.
Posted by Rainier, Monday, 27 May 2013 8:07:14 PM
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Hello Rainier,
Enjoy !

http://youtu.be/VeA7OOBhlDk

Below was my reply to a question re the USA on another thread yesterday.

You need to be able to explain how the only so called Western nation that employs the death penalty has murder rates orders of magnitude higher that all those other nations which do not.
csteele,
That's because it has more non-western crapheads than any other.
Posted by individual, Monday, 27 May 2013 8:10:38 PM
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Rainier..how do I put this? Actually to hell with it, when he says "Great Men" he's not talking about Al Sharpton, Ellen De Generes, John Stewart or Abraham Foxman, America like it's imperial possessions Canada, the UK and Australia is under the sway of cretins, weasels and lowlifes. After seeing their birthright trashed and handed over to the third world the great men have all given up working for the "greater good" and started working for their own good.
Posted by Jay Of Melbourne, Monday, 27 May 2013 9:45:48 PM
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<<anyone that can't see that adopting the Christian Judea ethic made the West great is either naive or blind.>>

But the West is not great, nor ever was!

Please consider, has the West ever indeed adopted the Christian-Judaic ethic?
Posted by Yuyutsu, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 12:21:42 AM
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Thanks for the link.
I am very happy with my country,s direction.
And even more happy we are not following Americas ways too closely.
The extreme patriotism found it that, our best hope , country frightens me.
But while we are hurting at present would rather be an Aussie than any thing.
Posted by Belly, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 7:12:39 AM
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Hi Belly, I was at a meeting on Sunday and someone played this one. A blast from the past.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXV_QjenbDw
Posted by Paul1405, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 7:31:40 AM
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