Nationalism is a Disease . . .

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Lies and Truths of Nationalism

For even the novice historical student, a study of Jefferson could not be conjoined with the likes of Hamilton. And to attempt to link Jefferson's philosophies with either Lincoln's or Hamilton's is akin to mixing ice cream and mud. It doesn't hurt the mud but it plays hell with the ice cream.

Lowry advises Carlson that nationalism means essentially what the United States is and has been since its beginning. This national myth is constantly promoted whereby the "Founding Fathers" got together as the most brilliant unified thinkers since the disciples of Socrates and formed a single nation-state in 1776. Wrong. No nation of the U.S.A. was formed in 1776. And the eponymous Founding Fathers were not as sacrosanct as they were fearful of mistakes that would be costly to local governing. This, of course, would be in 1787. The year 1776 had nothing do do with any founding. It was an un-founding—a secession of individual states.
-Paul H. Yarbrough

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https://www.abbevilleinstitute.org/blog/lies-and-truths-of-nationalism/