Qualcuno giudica la struttura ideologica, altri privilegiano i fatti.
One big problem with nationalism is that it is a leading cause of mass murder. Fascism and Nazism were, of course, extreme forms of nationalism and the mass murders Nazi and fascist regimes committed were justified on the grounds that they were necessary to advance the interests of racially or ethnically defined peoples. Obviously, most nationalist governments do not commit mass murder on that scale. This is one reason why nationalism is not quite as pernicious as socialism. Nearly all full-blown socialist regimes that have lasted for any length of time have engaged in mass murder; "only" a substantial minority of nationalist regimes have done the same.
Sono abbastanza d' accordo.
Spesso, da noi, chi è chiamato a sbilanciarsi sulle questioni in oggetto, cerca immediatamente asilo nella storia patria ("... noi abbiamo avuto il fascismo..."). Un po' come se l' astronomo chiamato a giudicare le traettorie astrali giustificasse la sue ipotesi conferendo centralità ad un particolare punto di osservazione: il balcone di casa sua.
