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“In the centuries past nationalism had a fundamental role in fighting invading imperial forces, but having abolished external tyranny, nationalism too must be abandoned, or else, it only tears a society apart from inside, in the hands of native tyrants -

because even in the absence of invaders, no society is completely homogenous, every society has its minorities, some who arrive from elsewhere, not as oppressive tyrants but as hopeful migrants, to build a new life, and some are just different in their way of life;

and when there is no real enemy to find, nationalism invents make believe enemies, usually in the shape of internal minorities, or anybody and everybody from across the border.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tierra Carta: Naskar Charter of Earth