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To: chalu2 who wrote (3083)	9/3/2001 12:33:18 AM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

The thing is, though, they know it is propaganda. That makes it much less effective. It's like in the old Soviet Union - the propaganda is so obvious as to dull its effect. In the U.S., on the other hand, people actually believe that the NY Times is giving us the full story. Tom

To: chalu2 who wrote (3083)	9/3/2001 12:01:29 PM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

The Challenge of National Self-determination: The Pitfalls and Contradictions of Anarchism and Nationalism by Matt Hern Speaking about anarchism and nationalist self-determination is a perilous prospect. In one sense, nationalism has always been anathema to anarchists. The idea of nationalism is in direct contradiction to traditionally reified anarchist ideas of voluntary association and autonomous communities. Yet compelling self-determination movements across the world continue to challenge anarchist notions of affiliation, loyalty and governance. I believe it critical for contemporary anarchists to confront that challenge thrusts. It is my contention that anarchists have to recognize national self-determination movements as fundamental to creating a socially ecological society and reversing the centralized colonial domination that smears every part of the globe. I want to make an argument that self-determination has to make up one layer of a directly democratic vision for social reconstruction. In practice and theory, the contradictions of national self-determination movements and their implications for radical thought have been largely and notably ignored: "the leading figures of political philosophy, past and present, are virtually mute on the issue of secession. Neither Plato, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hegel, Marx, nor Mill devoted any serious attention to secession." (Buchanan, 1991; p. vii) The term "Balkanization" has been synonymous with state breakup and breakdown, chaotic nationalist loyalties and organizational confusion for most of this century. The term is almost always used pejoratively and disdainfully by centralists, and has connotations of civil war and violent secessionism. [snip] library.nothingness.org