Liberalism (and I mean classical liberalism too) has been about resisting the natural impulse towards nationalism
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We can organize ourselves around markets, rather than countries, benefit from trade, etc etc
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This is not an inherently popular view. It is SELF CONSCIOUSLY and BY DESIGN a minority view. At least if we're being honest...
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People aren't born preferring Smith or Keynes but they are born a certain race or strata, etc.
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This is also part of the reason America is a republic, not a democracy.
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The Constitution in fact is about restraining us from going all national identity beast mode and instead respecting higher republican ideals
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This is what the Founding was about. America as a universal ideal, not a territory. This is not the first time this has been challenged
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Nationalism isn't just some thing that just took over. It was always there. And always strong.
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The American project is and has always been about resisting the nationalist temptation
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@PatrickRuffini You don't think George Washington considered himself an American nationalist?
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