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"US President Donald Trump has exploited American nationalism as effectively as
anyone in living memory. What sets him apart is his use of national humiliation
as a political emotion. Any presidential candidate can talk their country up,
but Trump knows how to talk his country down.
Trump’s consistent message has been that American problems – trade deficits,
job losses, illegal immigration, crime and even drug addiction – are the result
of deliberate acts by other countries. The really humiliating part is that
American politicians let it happen.
Many Americans have welcomed Trump’s message that their country’s problems can
be solved by reestablishing international dominance. They see this nationalist
approach as an overdue corrective to the “globalist” foreign policies of the
post-second world war era.
But people in other countries also have feelings of national pride and aspire
to be free from foreign domination. This should be obvious, but so far Trump is
ignoring the power of nationalism in other countries even as he harnesses it in
his own. This makes his foreign policy job a lot harder."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
