Obviously I've touched a raw nerve in Che's central nervous system
which may be more prone to patriotic romanticism than I:
>Glenny, are you an American or something...?
Canadian actually. Canada is a little different from the States in
terms of culture and there is much less "religious patriotism"
than often exists south of the border. Patriotism is the love of
one's country. Love is an emotion. A country is an inanimate object.
Emotions are not logical, and certainly at the very least, the
obsessive love of an inanimate object is a good enough reason for
therapy.
Now, nationalism is natural alright. It's full of human wishywashy
emotion that gets in the way of logic. It has existed through
the sands of time and will do so for times to come. The naturalness
of nationalism is irrelevant, however.
Science and theory are best served by avoiding personal prejudices.
Therefore, nationalism, a fun pasttime for those who so wish to
spend their personal time, has no place in science and theory. That
last sentence is simply not open to debate.
I'm not terribly concerned about who you *think* I am, how well
you think you can guess my views before consulting me first on them,
or whether I fit your stereotypical mould of immigrants in
Barcelona. Your rant about anthropocentric views on chimpanzees i
introduces more irrelevance to this discussion.
In all, your assumptions of me are irrational. This debate so far
is suggesting the beginnings of a problematic dialogue quickly
turning monologue. Be warned, Che.
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