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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.
| 22596 | No government, or the whole nation, can control an individual beyond legitimate scope [Dunt] |
| 22592 | Nationalism pretends that we can only have a single identity [Dunt] |
| 22594 | In 1794 France all individual and legal rights were suppressed by the general will [Dunt] |
| 22602 | Over several centuries a set of eight main liberal values was established [Dunt] |
| 22603 | Laissez-faire liberalism failed to give people the protections and freedoms needed for a good life [Dunt] |