anthonyqkiernan
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The New Chauvinism
Aug 17, 2005, 16:13
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A nice piece (as per usual) from Monbiot. Thought I'd mention it, because I particularly liked this paragraph:
The allegiance which most enthusiasts ask us to demonstrate is a selective one. The rightwing press, owned by the grandson of a Nazi sympathiser, a pair of tax exiles and an Australian with American citizenship, is fiercely nationalistic when defending our institutions from Europe, but seeks to surrender the lot of us to the US. It loves the Cotswolds and hates Wales. It loves gaunt, aristocratic women and second homes, and hates oiks, gypsies, council estates and caravan parks.
http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2005/08/09/the-new-chauvinism/
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Merrick
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Re: The New Chauvinism
Aug 22, 2005, 22:14
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"Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it."
- George Bernard Shaw
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PMM
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Re: The New Chauvinism
Aug 22, 2005, 22:36
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“Freedom of the Press means freedom to print such of the proprietors prejudices as the advertisers don't object to…”
- Hannen Swaffer
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