MetaFilter posts tagged with Nationalism and war

Are you there, God? It's me, Medvedev

stammer — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:58:37 -0800

Why I had to recognise Georgia’s breakaway regions, by Dmitry Medvedev.

Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology: Implications for Politics and Conflict Resolution in Sri Lanka

chunking express — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:47:24 -0800

Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology: Implications for Politics and Conflict Resolution in Sri Lanka

Armenian genocide

homunculus — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:55:11 -0800

Genocide: An inconvenient truth "The Armenian genocide bill has been attacked by both the right and the left -- and it may make matters worse. But it's necessary." [Cookie.]

Armenian Genocide Plagues Ankara 90 Years On

Postroad — Wed, 18 May 2005 12:36:59 -0800

Armenian Genocide Plagues Ankara 90 Years On This weekend, Armenians commemorated the 90th anniversary of the genocide of 1915. But Turkey has yet to recognize the crime -- the first genocide of the 20th century. By refusing to use the word "genocide," Turkey could complicate its efforts to join the European Union.

War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning

Zombie — Wed, 18 Dec 2002 18:24:57 -0800

War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning The AC130 video thread yesterday got me interested in this book. The author - a veteran New York Times war correspondent - argues that, to many people, war provides a purpose for living; allowing individuals to rise above regular life and participate in a noble cause. He discusses nationalism, the wartime silencing of intellectuals and artists, the ways in which even a supposedly skeptical press glorifies the battlefield and other universal features of war, arguing not for pacifism but for responsibility and humility on the part of those who wage war.