Our Patriotism Is The Nationalism Hans Kohn Warned Us About

In his classic work Nationalism Hans Kohn warned us that unbridled nationalism leads to fascismSeymour Martin Lipset warned us that an ego-bolstering culturecreates a dangerous seedbed of malleable soulsSubject to the vagaries of manipulation and  the seductive poison of liesRobert Nisbet warned us that when we shelve communityWe are left with society which he identified with impersonal forcesWhich cannot substitute for the learning and growthThat takes place where community thrivesWe are in the  world presaged by these prophetsAnd Occupy is the sign that showsWe know itAnd intendTo do something about itBut have no illusionsUnderneath the bravado of those who pull the strings There is fearFind candidates who understandNowIdentify seeing alliesProtect the voteHone the messagesEschew nationalismAnd look to our returning crucified veterans for the antidote toCheap and manipulative patriotism

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