1 pointby PaulHoule4 hours ago2 comments
  • FrankWilhoit3 hours ago
    The Right is nationalist precisely and exultantly because nationalism is bad. Where the Left is nationalist, it is because they are foolishly indulgent of the evil of the people.
  • mathgladiator4 hours ago
    The Jacobin piece enthusiastically backs this "left nationalism" vision of the nation as an endless creole friction zone open to every identity and claim, but it sidesteps the harsh truth that applies to every society: if a nation doesn't prioritize its existing citizens first—securing borders, protecting native workers' wages and housing, and preventing welfare systems and public services from becoming overwhelmed by unchecked inflows—the social contract frays, trust erodes, and resentment builds
    • FrankWilhoit3 hours ago
      Immigration is nowhere near the top of the list of things that fray the social contract, erode trust, and build resentment. Corruption, particularly in the administration of "justice", is vastly more important.
    • PaulHoule3 hours ago
      Jacobin actually has a dialogue between people who feel the way he does and people who feel more the way you do.