RE: England..
September 25, 2014 at 4:37 pm
(This post was last modified: September 25, 2014 at 4:38 pm by lifesagift.)
(September 25, 2014 at 4:59 am)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote:(September 24, 2014 at 7:22 pm)pocaracas Wrote: I thought England was already separated from Scotland and Wales.... It's the United Kingdom that binds all these... what do you call them?... states?... countries?...zones?
nations. Collectively a nation state.
(September 24, 2014 at 9:16 pm)KUSA Wrote: England used to own the world. Now it is a country of puss wads.
No idea what that means. The age of empires is long gone; it went out with WWII. Nationalism can only bring about a narrow, selfish form of politics that ultimately disables a state relative to its more inclusive, forward thinking counterparts. The world is globalised, and will increasingly become so. Anyone who thinks their 'state' is special and requires special treatment on the world stage is fooling themselves, doubly so when they see their economy go down the pan because they wanted to engage in narrow, isolationist nationalism (which, imho, is what nationalist trends towards).
What the world should be moving towards, using a neo-liberal or rationalist perspective of world politics (Whichever you subscribe to), is an inclusive world economy that focuses on moving towards a united economic and social front (suppose that contradicts neo-liberal thought but whatever). This would naturally mean societal and economic reform worldwide but it's a goal I think will be realised at some point in humanity's evolution. For me nationalism roadblocks this goal.
I think I get what you're alluding to, and it's a noble path, but surely human nature, by definition, also blocks this route?
Also please forgive me, I am English, living in England, and I didn't realise the potential geographic diversity amongst the posters on here.
