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Old July 19th, 2008 #14
dogman
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Anti white putin Russian nationalism:

QUOTE in stormfront

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It's important to clarify here,so that English-speakers don't get confused, that the "nationalism" they (Anti White putin government)refer to is the state-sanctioned patriotism.Like "USA nationalism" or "France nationalism", i.e being concerned about one's country and/or putting its interests first and/or believing it to be special. It isn't the ethno- or race-centric "Russian nationalism" and has nothing to do with Russians as an ethnic group.

the state patriotism that they call nationalism in this quote, including "opposition" to the West (esp. some countries that are seen as the "enemy"), is also fostered by the government of Russia. Projecting "image of the enemy" on something outside of the country's borders has always been a favourite tactics of governments, helps to divert attention from internal problems etc. They officially inculcate this in youth in their government-organized youth movements, for example. This kind of nationalism is a useful tool for governments.
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