In doing some reading for another class, I came accross something that allowed me to better appreciate the kind of nationalism Madeleine was talking about in class Monday night.
I'll just share the excerpt here. I'll follow-up with an analysis at some point.
From Mystics, Visionaries, and Prophets: A Historical Anthology of Women's Spiritual Writings > Mother Teresa
"The clash between those who presently hold priveleged positions and those who are becoming communites of resistance and change will only be resolved through a new paradigm for a new India. In the present, as in the past, whenever the poorest people try to claim dignity and human equality, they are opposed by a form of fascism that masquerades as "Indian nationalism." The ideology of Hindu nationhood and Brahman culture has been a dangerous weapon in the hands of the state."
good post.
ReplyDeleteBet we can see it at work here in the U.S., too.
ReplyDeleteWe can see nationalism play out here in the U.S. Is that what you're saying Madeleine?
ReplyDeleteI would say so. I'd even go a step beyond and say it's a byproduct of any situation where a ruling class presides over another-whether it be a caste(India) or class(U.S.) system. I'm sure a great many parallels can be drawn.