Would you call Patriotism collectivism? Or basically the idea of there being a nation-state?C-Mag wrote:It's not remarkable when you understand that Academia is filled with Sophists, not all, but the movers and shakers of Academia surely are Sophists of the worst kind. All Collectivism, be it Communism, Socialist Democracies or Fascism are equally bad and corrupting of the human spirit.
There has to be a glue that holds the society together and social cohesion. Some things and ideas that are important for both the rich and poor worthy of a common effort.
Just like building a model, without using glue it falls apart, too much glue and there aren't any moving parts and the outcome is ugly.