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Entry: Homo Americanus Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/homo_americanus#3616 Post contents: "Nationalism is not evil." -- Wheeler. Why, it ONLY caused two world wars! To judge from the mess in the Balkans and the Near East, it might just cause a third. Added to nationalism's dubious credit is the bloodshed in Northern Ireland. By the way, I wonder if Putin is up to more than just trying to own Santa Claus. In turn, what Richard Sennett calls retribalization (_The Fall of Public Man_) might likely lead to lots of blood shed around Gringoland. Cultural Marxism, with its poesy about "multiculturalism" and "diversity" (concepts it really doesn't believe in) might be the victim of unintended consequences: neo-nationalism. I urge Wheeler to read Lukacs on "patriotism" and "nationalism". I also recommend the work of Carlton Hayes on nationalism. A history friend tells me that other than Hayes, there is to date no good scholarly study of nationalism. Is my friend wrong? Sent at: 2008 12 01