[ouroboros]

OUTSTANDING COLUMN BUMP. Sorry if many of you are getting double bumped, I'm sure Shelton's list and mine have a lot of overlap.

[A.J.Armitage]

I don't mind being bumped twice. This article deserves it.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

A thanks-for-the-ping BTTT

[IronJack]

Of Kipling: "He loves England because England is strong, not because it's English."

I love America because she is strong AND because she is America. In fact, an America that isn't strong, isn't America.

[mafree]

Thanks for the bump. It is a good article and the distinction needs to be drawn, though I will admit I'm not as negative towards nationalism as the author but I do see his point nonetheless.

[mrustow]

Thanks for the bump, ob.

This is a well-written, terse attack on neoconservatism, and I suppose, a defense of paleo-conservatism.

The nationalist has to prove his country is always right. He reduces his country to an idea, a perfect abstraction, rather than a mere home. He may even find the patriot’s irreverent humor annoying.

Although reading Sobran is always a joy, I am distressed to see that he has apparently been hit with a case of Rockwell Flu, which causes the patient to obsessively rail against neo-conservatism, to the detriment of his judgment.

[SusanUSA]

Thanks for the ping, O. No time NOW to read it but I'll be back.
BTW, I coincidentally just finished a posting of A.J. Armitage's here: Notes On Nationalism

It's long but EXCELLENT!