Darya Silman’s Reviews > Notes on Nationalism > Status Update

Political or military commentators, like astrologers, can survive almost any mistake, because their more devoted followers do not look to them for an appraisal of the facts but for the stimulation of nationalistic loyalties.

(When a politician's speech - garbage and nonsense - strokes the nationalistic feelings, even the voice of wisdom won't be heard by the masses; any critique is forbidden)