Nationalism, Extremism, and Wartime Propaganda
Table of Contents Analysis of Schopenhauer Nationalism in Historical Context Modern Nationalism How nationalism is propagated in modern media The Religious Extremism Driving the Current War Israeli Religious Extremism Far Right Extremism in the United States Iranian Religious Extremism This Zealotry is the Minority Wartime Propaganda Evaluation Resources I want to discuss this quote by Arthur Schopenhauer because I think it’s quite relevant. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably notice the massive uptick in nationalism rhetoric just about everywhere. Well, here is what Schopenhauer has to say about that: The cheapest sort of pride is national pride; for if a man is proud of his own nation, it argues that he ha...