,! ,CONT9U+ ,OBFUSCATION ,( ,NATIONALISM ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS ,TEXT 3 ,9 !IR CALL = NUANCE ON ! ISSUE ( 9DIG5\S NATIONALISM1 ,EMMI 5DS UP WRIT+.<#a.> 9 WAYS ,I F9D QUITE DANG]\S1 ,! NATIONALISM ?AT WE OPPOSE IS ,WE/PHALIAN4 ,IT IS NEOLIB]AL4 ,IT IS AU?ORIT>IAN COMMUNI/4 ,IT IS ANTI-COSMOPOLITAN4 ,ITS ROOTS >E 9 ! SOCIOPA?IC PROTECTION ( GEOGRAPHIC K9 AT ! EXP5SE ( ?OSE DEEM$ 0O!R0 AS A MEANS ( JU/IFY+ COLONIAL EXPLOITATION & EXPANSIONISM4 ,! NATIONALISM WE OPPOSE IS PR$OM9ANTLY SETTL] & COLONIAL EV5 IF ITS IDEOLOGICAL ROOTS & PRACTICES >E MU* OLD] ?AN ! MOD]N NATION-/ATE4 ,SURE WE OPPOSE ?OSE ?+S1 BUT ?AT IS H>DLY ! FULL BREAD? ( :AT WE %\LD OPPOSE AB\T NATIONALISM4 ,9 FACT ! LIMIT$ CONDEMNATION ( NATIONALISM H]E HONE/LY TAKES MY BREA? AWAY4 ,I W\LD BE REMISS IF 9 RESPONSE ,I DIDN'T EMPHASIZE ! MILITANTLY 9DIVIDUALI/ 9SI*ISM4 ,NATIONALISM IS BAD AT ROOT BECAUSE IT IS DEF9$ BY COLLECTIVISM & SEGREGATIONISM4 ,!SE CAN BE OPPRESSIVE EV5 )\T ANY?+ REMOTELY LIKE COLONIAL EXPLOITATION & EXPANSIONISM4 ,NATIONALISM 5C\RAGES US TO SUBDIVIDE ALL M9DS 9 ! WORLD 9TO >BITR>Y GR\PS1 TO ID5TIFY )1 TO PRIORITIZE1 & TO REIFY !SE GR\PS4 ,ONE DOESN'T HAVE TO CONQU] AN \T-GR\P 9 ORD] = ?AT DIVISION TO DO H>M4 ,FUR!R ! ME*ANISMS BY :I* NATIONALISM USUALLY FUNCTIONS >E ! VALORIZATION ( TRADITIONS1 COLLECTIVE N>RATIVES1 & OSSIFI$ RELATIONS OV] ! AG5CY ( ACTUAL 9DIVIDUALS4 ,!SE LURK & REEM]GE TIMELESSLY 9 HUMAN PSY*OLOGY4 ,NATIONALISM IS A PRETTY UNIV]SAL T5D5CY ( HUMAN COGNITIVE BIASES4 ,A FACEBOOK GR\P CAN FALL PREY TO NATIONALI/IC ?9K+4 ,SO CAN A GAGGLE ( BOYS HEAD+ \T TO GET PIZZA4 ,& IT IS C]TA9LY NOT EXCLUSIVE TO MOD]NITY OR WE/]N SOCIETIES4 ,AS RADICALS WE NE$ TO WORK TO /RIKE ! ROOT1 NOT JU/ SOME P>TICUL>LY APP>5T & EGREGI\S 7IE POLITICAL7 BRAN*ES4 ,! DOM9ANT 9/ANTIATIONS ( NATIONALISM TODAY >E COPIES ( ! WE/]N COLONIAL MODEL4 ,IT IS P>TICUL>LY HORRIFIC1 & ESPECIALLY VISIBLE4 ,WE MU/ KILL IT1 BUT HACK+ (F ONE BRAN* WILL BE USELESS IF SOME NEW & DIFF]5T BRAN*ES CAN GR[ BACK TO TAKE !IR PLACE4 ,A COMMUNE1 ORGANIZATION1 OR CLUB IS NOT NECESS>ILY A FULL FL$G$ \TBREAK ( NATIONALISM1 BUT !Y >E ALWAYS DANG]\SLY ON !IR WAY4 ,AN>*I/S CAN SOMETIMES MAKE A FRAUP5$ & AT ! READY4 ,:5 Y\ SUMMON A MON/] TO DO A TASK IT IS Y\R E?ICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP IT FROM GR[+ TOO P[]FUL TO BE BANI%$4 ,?IS IS C]TA9LY TRUE :5 WE SPEAK ( 9=MAL CLIQUES & OR ?+S LIKE 9FO%OPS4 ,& 0TOO P[]FUL0 IS NOT M]ELY A MATT] ( SIZE OR >MAM5TS4 ,! PRICE TO MA9TA9 FRE$OM IS CON/ANT VIGILANCE4 ,WE 9 ! WE/ FAIL$ MIS]ABLY TO CONTA9 \R MON/]S4 ,!Y GREW ) SU* VORACITY ?AT !Y NE>LY CONSUM$ ! WORLD1 CAUS+ UNFA?OMABLE G5OCIDE & DEVA/ATION4 ,= A LONG TIME N[ WE'VE S\*I/S COLLABORAT$ ) & CRITICALLY SUPPORT$ NATIONALI/S LIKEWISE SEEK+ TO RESI/ ! HORRORS ( ,JAPANESE COLONIALISM4 ,!Y MADE A SIMPLE CALCULATION ?AT AN>*I/ E?ICAL PURITY WAS NOT WOR? A FRACTUR$ RESI/ANCE & ?AT ,KOREAN NATIONALISM WAS ( SU* A DIFF]5T *>ACT]1 9=M$ BY A DIFF]5T HI/ORY & CULTURE1 ?AT IT W\LD NOT REPLICATE ! SAME EVILS SE5 9 WE/]N NATIONALISMS4 ,TODAY NE>LY EV]Y ,KOREAN AN>*I/ ?9KS ?AT COLLABORATION WAS AN EMB>RASS+ MI/AKE4 ,SIMIL> /ORIES CAN UN=TUNATELY BE TOLD AB\T MYRIAD UND]DOG NATIONALISMS4 ,MORE UND\BT$LY LIE 9 \R FUTURE4 ,TODAY IT'S COMMON = 9DIG5\S ACTIVI/S TO USE 0NATIONALISM0 9 SELF-ID5TIFICATION4 ,! CONSCI\S EMBRACE ( ! WE/]N T]M WAS 9T5D$ TO EMPHASIZE AN EQUAL /ATUS ?AT WE/]N]S DIDN'T RECOGNIZE ) T]MS LIKE 0TRIBES04 ,NATIONALISM IS SE5 AS A LANGUAGE & FRAMEWORK ?AT CAN BE APPROPRIAT$ & R$EF9$4 ,FUR!R MANY SEE IT AS ONE ?RU/ UPON !M4 ,BUT UNSURPRIS+LY ?IS USAGE CAUSES A LOT ( SUSPICION & IRE FROM ANTI-NATIONALI/S4 ,:AT HAS BECOME COMMON 9 9DIG5\S NATIONALI/ RHETORIC IS A K9D ( PROCLAMATION ?AT !IR NATIONALISM IS SO CATEGORICALLY DIFF]5T FROM WE/PHALIAN NATIONALISMS AS TO BE IMP]VI\S TO ANY SIMIL> CRITIQUE4 ,BUT ?IS JU/ DEMON/RATES AN ANEMIC CRITIQUE ( NATIONALISM4 ,IT IS UND]/&ABLE = ?OSE MO/ DIRECTLY UND] ! ?UMB ( G5OCIDAL MA*9ES ( DISPOSSESSION TO FOCUS ON ! MO/ HORRIFIC ME*ANISMS1 BUT !SE ULTIMATELY >ISE FROM ! SAME CORE COGNITIVE BIASES ?AT EV]Y HUMAN IS SUBJECT TO4 ,! PROBLEM ( NATIONALISM IS MO/ DECID$LY ,N,O,T A REC5T PH5OM5ON1 BUT AN ET]NAL ONE ?AT WE MU/ ACTIVELY RESI/ ON MANY SCALES4 ,( C\RSE A LOT ( RHETORIC ?AT SEEKS TO DI/+UI% 09DIG5\S NATIONALISM0 FROM WE/]N NATIONALISM FALLS BACK ON SWEEP+ & ]AS+ N>RATIVES ( UNI=M 9DIG5\S EXP]I5CE ?AT D5IES ! V>IETY ( CULTURES & SOCIAL NORMS F\ND ACROSS ! FIR/ NATIONS ( ! WE/]N HEMISPH]E NOT TO M5TION ! WORLD4 ,IT ALSO COLLAPSES ! VA/ DIV]SITY ( P]SPECTIVES ?AT ,I'VE HE>D FROM MY 9DIG5\S FRI5DS & COMRADES4 ,!RE IS UNQUE/IONABLY A VA/ WEAL? ( 9SI*I/S W\LD DO WELL TO LE>N FROM IF & :5 9DIG5\S ACTIVI/S HAVE ! TIME TO TEA* US4 ,WE %\LD ( C\RSE BE NUANC$ 9 H[ WE ATTACK NATIONALISM1 H[ WE DI/+UI% & 9T]ACT ) EXPRESSIONS ( 09DIG5\S NATIONALISM10 & :AT CRITIQUES WE PRIORITIZE ) \R TIME4 ,BUT AT ! SAME TIME ! USAGE ( C]TA9 RHETORIC OR N>RATIVES >\ND 09DIG5\S NATIONALISM0 9 ! BROAD] LEFT CON/ITUTE A PRESS+ DANG] TO ! DISC\RSE & MANY BROAD] /RUGGLES4 ,YE>S AGO ! RADICAL LEFT F9ALLY KICK$ \T 9DIG5\S ACTIVI/ ,V9CE ,RE9H>T & HIS 0NATIONAL-AN>*I/0 5TRYISM ONCE EXAMPLES ( HIS HOMOPHOBIA & MISOGYNY BECAME TOO H>D TO IGNORE1 BUT !SE W]E SIMPLY ONE POT5TIAL ROTT5 FRUIT ( HIS NATIONALI/ SE$4 ,CRITIQUES ?AT PA9T SU* 0NATIONAL-AN>*ISM0 AS WRONG M]ELY BECAUSE IT HAPP5S TO >ISE FROM FASCI/S & ALIGN & COLLABORATE ) \TRI*I/0 OR NEOREACTION>Y IMAGE ( A WORLD BROK5 AP>T 9TO A PAT*WORK ( SMALL DISCRETE TRIBES OR COMMUNES IS FUNDAM5TALLY AT ODDS ) ! POSITIVE HUMAN FRE$OM 5ABL$ BY ! DIFFUSE & FLUID 9T]CONNECTION ( 9DIVIDUALS4 ,:5EV] A DISC\RSE TURNS TO FETI%IZ+ DISCRETE 0COMMUNITIES0 ! NATIONALI/ CREEP IS PRES5T4 ,IT IS NOT REMOTELY 5\< ?AT !RE >E NO MILIT>IZ$ BORD] WALLS & PEOPLE CAN LEAVE VOLUNT>ILY1 BECAUSE ! ALL 5COMPASS+ NATURE ( ! COMMUNE MAKES SU* A *OICE A CATA/ROPHIC B9>Y4 ,Y\ >E EI!R 9 OR Y\ >E \T4 ,!RE IS1 = EXAMPLE1 NO ROOM = FLUID LEVELS ( 9VOLVEM5T OR REPOSITION+ BETWE5 SIMULTANE\S MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES4 ,:5 9DIVIDUALS >E 5TIRELY AT ! M]CY ( ONE COMMUNITY -- :5 !IR ONLY OPTIONS BEYOND IT >E TOTAL EXIT & RE/>T+ 9 ANO!R COMMUNITY -- !Y >E LEFT V]Y LITTLE C\NT]P[] AGA9/ ! TYRANNY ( ! COLLECTIVE4 ,DECISIONS BECOME ALL OR NO?+S4 ,:5 QUASI NATIONS LIKE COMMUNITIES1 COMMUNES1 ORGANIZATIONS1 CLIQUES1 & PROJECTS DO NOT MONOPOLIZE Y\ AT ! EXCLUSION ( O!RS Y\ >E LEFT ) MORE AG5CY & Y\R MORE FLUID OR GRADUAL DECISIONS TO ASSOCIATE MORE OR LESS TRANSMIT MORE 9=MATION TO EV]YONE ELSE4 ,?IS IS H>D :5 ONE'S COMMUNITY TAKES DISCRETE SPATIAL =MS OR IS ATTA*$ TO L&4 ,RADICAL LEFTI/S >E ALREADY WAY TOO 9CL9$ TO RETREAT TO L& PROJECTS4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ P]NICI\S EFFECTS ?AT ! VALORIZATION ( C]TA9 TAKES ON 09DIG5\S NATIONALISM0 HAS HAD 9 BROAD] RADICAL SPACES HAS BE5 ! WAY SAID V5]ATION BECOMES JU/IFICATION = ?IS V]Y REACTION>Y MODEL ( ISOLATION AS WELL AS DE FACTO EMP[]M5T ( ! COLLECTIVE OV] ! 9DIVIDUAL4 ,:AT ALSO SEEMS TO FOLL[ ?IS IS A V5]ATION ( ELD]S ?AT RE9=CES AGEISM & SOCIAL CAPITAL1 AS WELL AS A FOCUS ON TRADITION & 09/ITUTIONAL KN[L$GE0 ?AT 5DS UP /IFL+ ACCESS & DYNAMISM 9 MYRIAD WAYS4 ,OBVI\SLY 9DIG5\S COMMUNITIES HAVE HAD QUITE V>I$ & RI* EXP]I5CES1 & SOME ) LONG/&+ ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN 9CL9ATIONS HAVE ! B5EFIT ( LONG HI/ORIES ?AT HAVE %AP$ & =G$ BETT] TOOLS = DEAL+ ) !SE FAILURE MODES4 ,BUT ! E?ICAL VIGILANCE ( AN>*ISM MEANS ?AT !SE ISSUES & PROPOS$ ME*ANISMS TO RESOLVE !M DES]VE EXPLICIT DETAIL$ CRITICAL 5GAGEM5T RA!R ?AN JU/ 0IT WORKS0 H&WAV+ -- AT LEA/ :5 ADOPT$ BY LEFTI/S \TSIDE ( 9DIG5\S COMMUNITIES OR :5 *AMPION$ BE=E \TSID]S4 ,WE >E RADICALS RA!R ?AN REACTION>IES 79 ! TRUE/ S5SE ( BO? T]MS7 PRECISELY BECAUSE WE NEV] ACCEPT :AT IS H&$ D[N AS COMMON S5SE OR TRADITION FROM ANYONE1 BUT SEEK TO CONSCI\SLY BREAK AP>T1 ANALYZE1 & HAVE 9=M$ AG5CY 9 SU* /RUCTURES4 ,IT IS ALL TOO EASY TO FALL 9TO ! REACTION>Y MODE ( ?9K+1 TO SAY 0!SE WORK$ = AGES SO WE DON'T NE$ TO REVISIT OR EXPLICITLY DEF5D !M40 ,I = ONE AM C]TA9LY GUILTY ( ?IS :5 ,I GET ANNOY$ AT NEW AN>*I/S :O DON'T ACCEPT POSITIONS ?AT HAVE BECOME SETTL$ CONS5SUS 9 \R NETWORKS 7LIKE ON 0NONVIOL5CE0 OR 0LEFT-UNITY074 ,SOMETIMES ! KIDS WANT TO PA9FULLY RE9V5T ! :EEL = !MSELVES1 BUT /OPP+ !M BY V5]AT+ RECEIV$ WISDOM RISKS LIMIT+ US :5 !RE ACTUALLY IS A POSITIVE MUTATION WE CAN ADOPT4 ,& :]E !RE >E P]SI/5T HIDD5 P[] DYNAMICS1 IT RISKS HAV+ !M FE/]4 ,I AM NOT URG+ WE/]N AN>*I/S TO 9TRUDE ON 9DIG5\S ACTIVI/S LIKE SOME K9D ( COLONIAL AN?ROPOLOGI/ TO SNE] & (F] PEANUT GALL]Y ADVICE FROM IMM$IATE P]CEPTIONS4 ,?OSE ( US ON ! \TSIDE ( ANY TRADITION OR CULTURE OR DISC\RSE %\LD G5]ALLY FOLL[ ! LEAD ( ?OSE AN>*I/S ON ! 9SIDE4 ,BECOM+ FAMILI> 5\< ) A SPACE TO CRITIQUE 9 DETAIL PRODUCTIVELY RA!R ?AN WA/+ PEOPLE'S TIME IS AN >DU\S J\RNEY4 ,BUT BE+ ATT5TIVE ISN'T ! SAME ?+ AS BE+ AN UN?9K+ /OOGE OR TURN+ (F \R VIGILANCE4 ,EV5 :ILE WE MU/ BE CAUTI\S 9 \R ANALYSIS1 \R CRITICAL SUPPORT = ! ,Y,P,G OR ,ZAPATI/AS = EXAMPLE %\LD REMA9 CRITICAL4 ,BECAUSE JU/ AS \R GR\PS & COMMUNITIES CAN FUCK UP & NOT CAT* IT1 SO CAN !Y1 9 WAYS APP>5T 5\< TO \TSID]S & WOR?Y ( NOTE4 ,MO/ IMPORTANTLY WE MU/ REAFFIRM1 DEEP51 & /R5G!N \R CRITIQUES ( NATIONALISM4 ,TRY+ TO TIPTOE >\ND 9DIG5\S ACTIVI/S BY CA/+ \R REJECTION ( NATIONALISM AS M]ELY A REJECTION ( ITS WE/PHALIAN FL[] IS HORRIFY+LY 9ADEQUATE & DANG]\S4 ,A TRULY RADICAL OR AN>*I/ CRITIQUE ( NATIONALISM NE$S TO GO SO MU* DEEP]4 ,IT NE$S TO TACKLE ! COGNITIVE BIASES & EM]G5T SOCIAL /RATEGIES ?AT G5]ATE NATIONALI/IC T5D5CIES :]EV] !RE >E HUMANS4 ,IT NE$S TO EXAM9E NETWORK /RUCTURES ( SOCIETIES TO OPPOSE NOT ONLY DISCRETE L&-SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES1 BUT ! OV]SIMPLIFI$ REPRES5TATIONS ( 9DIVIDUAL HUMAN RELATIONS ?AT ORGANIZATIONALISM 5C\RAGES4 ,IT NE$S TO SAY ?AT EV5 SOCIAL CLU/]+ IS DANG]\S & CAN REPLICATE 9SUL>ITY & P[] LAW HI]>*IES ( NETWORK CONNECTIVITY -- ?AT 9DIVIDUALS %\LD WORK TO DEVELOP AN EXPANSIVE NET ( FRI5DS & RELATIONS :O >5'T 9CE/U\SLY ALL FRI5DS ) EA* O!R 9 SOME CLOS$ COMMUNITY4 ,:5 FASCI/S CAME CREEP+ 9TO ! C\NT]-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T & SAID 0:AT WE WANT IS :AT Y\ WANT3 A WORLD ( SMALL COMMUNES & TRIBES0 ?AT %\LD HAVE BE5 ! F9AL WAKEUP CALL TO AN>*I/S EV]Y:]E4 ,! CREEP %\LDN'T HAVE TO LOOK LIKE :ITE M5 ) POORLY CONCEAL$ SWA/IKA TATTOOS = US TO BE CONC]N$ AB\T ! G5]AL IDEOLOGICAL FAILURE MODE !Y REPRES5T1 TO LE>N \R LESSON4 ,:AT WE WANT IS A DI/RIBUT$ 9T]CONNECT$ WORLD1 NOT M]ELY ONE DEC5TRALIZ$ 9TO LITTLE P>O*IAL JAILS4 ,PU%+ BACK AGA9/ ! LIMIT$ C>RY+ CAPACITY ( !IR 5VIRONM5T1 PEOPLES ( ! GREAT PLA9S S\E P>TIAL4 ,! WORK ( ?OSE :O %>E AN>*I/ VALUES IS ALWAYS UNF9I%$4 ,NATIONALISM1 LIKE /ATISM1 IS A MATT] ( DEGREE4 ,SOME?+ ?AT COMP\NDS :5 LEFT UN*ECK$ & GR[S 9 (T5 UNIQUE BUT 9EVITABLY DE/RUCTIVE WAYS4 ,!RE >E ( C\RSE SIGNIFICANT DIFF]5CES BETWE5 V>IANTS ( 09DIG5\S NATIONALISM10 0GLOBAL S\? NATIONALISM10 & ! DIRECT COLONIAL SETTL] NATIONALISMS ( ! WE/4 ,MANY MORE IMPORTANT SUBDIVISIONS1 DI/9CTIONS1 & ADD5DA >E POSSIBLE4 ,PRAGMATISM & /RATEGY >E FREQU5TLY CALL$ =4 ,EV5 :ILE AN>*I/S %\LD RESOLUTELY SAY :AT ONLY ?OSE ) \R ASPIRATIONAL VALUES CAN SAY1 !RE IS A PLACE = COLLABORATION & HOLD+ \R TONGUES4 ,EV5 IF \R HI/ORICAL FAILURE HAS ALWAYS BE5 TOO MU* & TOO NAIVE ( COLLABORATION ) ?OSE :O DO NOT %>E \R VALUES OR RADICAL P]SPECTIVES FULLY1 ,I RECOGNIZE ?AT IT IS PRECISELY \R ANTI-NATIONALISM ?AT B5DS US CONT9UALLY BACK TO SU*4 ,& !RE IS VIRTUE 9 NUANCE & ATT5TIVE LI/5+4 ,ONE CAN & %\LD PRIORITIZE SOME CRITIQUES OR 9T]V5TIONS OV] O!RS4 ,BUT 9 NO S5SE %\LD \R CRITIQUE ( NATIONALISM ITSELF EV] BE WAT]$ D[N OR H$G$ >\ND4 ,! DANG]S ( SIL5C+ FROM \R CRITIQUE OR MISREPRES5T+ IT >E SEV]E4 ,:5 SOMEONE SAYS 0OH BUT WE ONLY OPPOSE MOD]N WE/]N NATIONALISMS0 !Y >E GIV+ UP ! 5TIRETY ( \R RADICALISM1 ! ROOT ( \R CRITIQUES1 LEAV+ ONLY ! 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