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Old May 19th, 2015 #27
George Witzgall
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Currently in the trans-national west the individual has to negotiate the extent to which he subordinates his interests and life to his family (nuclear and extended and close friends), and "everyone else"; generally there is very little or no subordination to "everyone else", and in fact the individual often tries to see how much he can get away with in exploiting "everyone else" to his benefit.

Increasingly there has also been less subordination to family as individuals don't see what's in it for them, and have become increasingly isolated and alienated, only worried about fulfilling their own goals and dreams; or sometimes losing motivation entirely and living only for hedonistic or materialistic pleasure.

Nationalism tells the individual that he has a purpose beyond himself; that he and his family are a link in a great chain, a nation, that will live on long after he dies, and through which he can have a meaningful impact for all time. But it makes the question of the degree to which the individual subordinates his interests and life to family and nation much more complicated.

The reason the concept of a nation is so powerful is because a nation is almost like the individual's extended family, since the blood of his ancestors also flows in their veins, and his descendants will procreate with their descendants.

So what does he owe this "extended family"? And what does he owe people who are not part of his nation? Obviously the answers will vary according to the particular nation and circumstances, but it is maybe helpful to use the analogy of mother and child as a touchstone to think about these issues. A mother would do anything for her child, but there are some things she wouldn't do. This is the sort of paradox we're up against here, and sorta defines a sense of right and wrong, a worldview, which is imbued in all of us (partly genetic, partly a result of our upbringing).

The individual recognizes that without his nation, his life would significantly lose rootedness and identity and purpose, so he owes it to his nation to sacrifice on behalf of it.

Note also that a nation must be just (or be perceived to be just) in its dealings with other nations, or they will attack it. If a nation's people view themselves as superior to others, well, they had better damn well be superior in terms of being able to defend themselves because they're going to find themselves under attack by the other nations of the world.

It's hard to say what nations will survive far into the future. And beyond survive, be glorious. I guess only time will tell for sure.
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