There was a piece published recently which dissected Macron’s comments about Nationalism being treasonous and Patriotism being a good thing. What could he mean by this??
The piece (I wish I remembered the author) explained that this is an old Stalinist thing — Patriotism is to the Party, not the homeland. If you are a Communist, you are a Patriot. Otherwise, not. Nationalism means you value your nation — which is treason against the Party.
Pelosi, I think, is trying to get these illegal invaders into the US precisely because they are communists.
Nancy; Patriots fight for their own country. They do not invade their neighbor!
If they were true patriots they would be fighting the evil in the country they are escaping from not running away seeking asylum.
“The piece (I wish I remembered the author) explained that this is an old Stalinist thing — Patriotism is to the Party, not the homeland. If you are a Communist, you are a Patriot. Otherwise, not. Nationalism means you value your nation — which is treason against the Party.”
I reentry saw an explanation for why communism absolutely has to be one world government. It’s because communism has no economy. Everything is distributed by need (as perceived by the government.) Therefore there is no money. (The ruble had no value and was not convertible to other currencies.) To survive a nation needs trade. The only way to get that trade if you have no economy is for the other countries you trade with to give you the stuff you need. And, in theory, you give them the stuff they need. Thus, communism must continue to grow until it is the only system.
Meanwhile, capitalism and self-interest have raised most of the world out of poverty. It’s just considered immoral by communist standards.