Posts Tagged ‘ Nationalism ’

Thoughts on Patriotism, Old and New

August 25, 2010
By C. Custer
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The other day, my fiancee asked me — rather out of the blue — if I was proud to be an American. The question caught me off guard. Pressed for an answer, I suggested that I was sometimes proud to be American, and by way of example noted the recent “terror mosque” controversy that’s...
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"On Driving Out Villains and Protecting the People"

April 16, 2009
By C. Custer

I went to visit Xiaobo's grave . A wind sprung up suddenly, and light pink flower petals -- I don't know if they were cherry or peach blossoms -- floated down one after another. I thought of Xiaobo's life, just like this flower: after blooming magnificently, it floats softly...
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Li Yinhe and The Limits of Nationalism

March 27, 2009
By C. Custer

I saw a report online about Unhappy China. I still haven't seen the book, nor do I want to read it, I'll just sweep an eye over it and comment; I've heard that inside it attacks liberal intellectuals, including Wang Xiaobo and me. I only have two comments on the kind of books that...
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