tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post5600688108304458226..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Nationalism in Eastern EuropeJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-72052651759110444072018-05-16T11:25:28.112-04:002018-05-16T11:25:28.112-04:00On the one hand, if after a century of bloody stru...On the one hand, if after a century of bloody struggle, including history's two most terrible wars, all the eastern Europeans have to show for it is, "Finally, it's all Hungarians here!"--that seems a poor sort of goal for a society to have, IMHO.<br /><br />On the other, the liberal elites gave us asylums, fiscal uniformity, endless reports, and a whole range of other obnoxious, "Doctor knows best" controlling mechanisms.<br /><br />I suppose we need a wise emperor, or a clever, verbally careful politician, to keep the balance. But when Pericles or Marcus Aurelius inevitably die, it all goes to shit.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466724971204920330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-21914877812532705052018-05-16T09:40:22.312-04:002018-05-16T09:40:22.312-04:00Isn't this an alternative version of what you&...Isn't this an alternative version of what you're saying: people are fundamentally illiberal, and it is up to liberals to shut up and conform.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466724971204920330noreply@blogger.com