Inv-20: Terminology and Concepts in the Description of political Alternatives

Uttömmande titel: Observationer av terminologi och begrepp som används vid beskrivning av politiska alternativ och motsatsförhållanden.

2016-11-19: pan-3268    The new nationalism.
i Economist.
Skriver: Nationalism is a slippery concept, which is why politicians find it so easy to manipulate. At its best, it unites the country around common values to accomplish things that people could never manage alone. This ?civic nationalism? is conciliatory and forward-looking?the nationalism of the Peace Corps, say, or Canada?s inclusive patriotism or German support for the home team as hosts of the 2006 World Cup. Civic nationalism appeals to universal values, such as freedom and equality. It contrasts with ?ethnic nationalism?, which is zero-sum, aggressive and nostalgic and which draws on race or history to set the nation apart. In its darkest hour in the first half of the 20th century ethnic nationalism led to war.

I princip rätt tankegång, men jag vill invända mot formuleringen "appeals to universal values". Det väsentliga i 'civic nationalism' är att nationen definieras av dess gemensamma principer för landets styrelse, och dessa principer behöver inte alls vara universella, det väsentliga är att de samlar nationen.