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The Button, the Wall and the Myth of Nations
Koehler, Robert
http://www.counterpunch.org/2018/01/05/the-button-the-wall-and-the-myth-of-nations/Date Written: 2018-01-08 Publisher: Counterpunch Year Published: 2018 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX21881 North Korean sanctions, the border wall with Mexico, and the "toxic" role of nationalism with regards to international relations and domestically in the US are discussed. Abstract: -- Excerpt: "Trump says build a wall. Even if the wall is mostly a metaphor, the effect of that metaphor is to lock in consciousness, as though 'America' is the only truth Americans are capable of understanding: Fifty states and that’s it. We're exceptional and the rest of you, keep out. Locked-in consciousness never keeps people safe, but it does keep them scared. You might call it patriotic absolutism, which yields fear, violence and war." Subject Headings |