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Full Idea
Nationalism pretends that there is only one identity, that we cannot be more than one thing at once.
Gist of Idea
Nationalism pretends that we can only have a single identity
Source
Ian Dunt (How to be a Liberal [2020], Today)
Book Ref
Dunt,Ian: 'How to Be a Liberal' [Canbury Press 2020], p.10
A Reaction
Dunt is a defender of liberalism, which assumes a wide degree of pluralism. Could I be a British citizen, but love France more than Britain? I don’t see why not, but it is not an ideal situation.