What Is ‘the New Nationalism’? COMMONWEAL Is Against It
22nd August 2019
Here’s a rule of thumb: Words ending in “ism” tend to generate more heat than light. Try to avoid getting burned. Try to avoid burning others.
We know what they’re talking about, of course — ‘nationalism’ is the label being applied to What Trump Voters Like, as opposed to ‘patriotism’ which is What Trump Opponents But Not Yet Democrats Like.
Sometimes it’s hard to keep up without a scorecard.