Is US Nationaism worst than Religion?
Richard Dawkins called Nationaism worst than religion, so agnostic don't be a fence sitter, try something.
Many here express alot about the damage of Religion, yet Nationalism not so much. It takes very work at all to see a supernatural hell is nonsense.Yet America hell on earth from wars and prisons are much hidden. Nationaism see little themselves as economy slaves. Or greater slavery by gun point world-wide, more than any other time in human history. At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day.
America own deities, The founding fathers. We appeal to them in times of disagreement. like gods of old, and treat their word as gospel. We know how that is ignored in Justice and in life.
Then we have Nationalism ministers, called politicians. They spout off whatever they want and we accept as the gospel truth. No need for fact checking. There rules in the Bible are :not to kill or steal: yet tool Religion to fight 90percent of the World's wars.
Goverments have licenses to kill, Massesally greater than the Public in history . A license to burglary us by taxes greater than anyone. if disagree, a choice jail or forced by gun point.
When a Christian is killed, they died for their Christ. When a soldier in the military is killed, they died for any right that’s convenient at the time, including the right to harm another. Or burn a village to save a village. No news on women and the children in their hellfire!!! justifying anything.
We lock up people possessing small amounts of substances and call them criminals? We withhold civil rights from gays and nonbelievers. Under the “American way of life” Christianity has its chosen people against other Religions. But in Nationalism, the chosen people are the citizens, who have divine importance over anyone else.The Japanese! The Chinese! The Russians! The Syrians! The Mexicans!
Theistic religions racism is more subtle, swept under the rug. Nationalism is blatant like Trump. Should Nationalism become more apparent of it's bigotry embraced against Muslim.
If you think about speaking out about your country bombing someone else or question it. If you dislike its martyrs call soldiers. If you criticize the president or say anything about false flags. Be Prepare to be publicly shamed or not educated and most ignored.
It doesn’t matter if its citizens treaded inhumanely. You are criticizing the nation, it's shaming, it will not be tolerated, yet each is engaged in divine Nationaism.
“Don’t talk politics or religion with family and friends. It only causes arguments and hard feelings and absolutely avoided in business. Or bham! A heated impossible battle.
As we wander in life we do need more kindness in this world than Nationaism or Religion.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Aggressive nationalism is often driven by, or at the least aided by, total system political or religious ideologies , and/or by ethnocentrism (of which religion plays a major part in the false image of cultural superiority). Examples: the USSR, Israel, Iran, the British Empire, US foreign policy in the late 1800s and early 1900s, etc.
wordywalt
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Dec 8, 2017
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Culture superiority, funny the more learn things in life. The more I find I am no better or worst than the next guy.
I wish hierarchy was abolished as people change things for the better,not politics or Religion.
There will always be a social structure. Let's work to make it a true meritocracy underlain by equal opportunity -- not an oligarchy, aristocracy, or kleptocracy.
Religious nationalism is the relationship of nationalism to a particular religious belief, dogma, or affiliation. This relationship can be broken down into two aspects: the politicization of religion and the influence of religion on politics.[1]
In the former aspect, a shared religion can be seen to contribute to a sense of national unity, a common bond among the citizens of the nation. Another political aspect of religion is the support of a national identity, similar to a shared ethnicity, language, or culture. The influence of religion on politics is more ideological, where current interpretations of religious ideas inspire political activism and action; for example, laws are passed to foster stricter religious adherence.[2]
Ideologically-driven religious nationalism may not necessarily be targeted against other religions per se, but can be articulated in response to modernity and, in particular, secular nationalism. Indeed, religious nationalism may articulate itself as the binary of secular nationalism. Nation-states whose boundaries and borders are relatively recent or that have experienced colonialism may be more prone to religious nationalism, which may stand as a more authentic or "traditional" rendering of identity. Thus, there was a global rise of religious nationalism in the wake of the end of the cold war, but also as postcolonial politics (facing considerable developmental challenges, but also dealing with the reality of colonially-defined, and therefore somewhat artificial, borders) became challenged. In such a scenario, appealing to a national sense of Islamic identity, as in the cases of Pakistan and Indonesia, may serve to override regional tensions.
The danger is that when the state derives political legitimacy from adherence to religious doctrines, this may leave an opening to overtly religious elements, institutions, and leaders, making the appeals to religion more 'authentic' by bringing more explicitly theological interpretations to political life. Thus, appeals to religion as a marker of ethnicity creates an opening for more strident and ideological interpretations of religious nationalism.
Many ethnic and cultural nationalisms include religious aspects, but as a marker of group identity, rather than the intrinsic motivation for nationalist claims.
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