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Brexit, empire and cultural dementia. David Andress demolishes lazy nationalism

October 22, 2018 By Useful Ideas Project 1 Comment

Brexit and empire

A leave voter at the Save Brexit Rally wants Brexit so that Britain can "get back to being a British Empire". Are his views a product of 'cultural dementia'? At the Save Brexit Rally in Harrogate on 20 October 2018, Sky News interviewed a leave voter who explained his support for Brexit by saying it would help Britain to "get back to being a British Empire again", and that … [Read more...] about Brexit, empire and cultural dementia. David Andress demolishes lazy nationalism

Boris Johnson and fake Brexit nationalism

September 22, 2017 By Useful Ideas Project 2 Comments

One side of Boris

Is Boris Johnson encouraging simplistic notions of national identity in an attempt to further his political career? UK Foreign Secretary Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson was born in New York City. A dual national for most of his life, he renounced his US citizenship in 2016. He has Turkish, English, German and French ancestry. In Johnson's recent "Brexit Manifesto" … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson and fake Brexit nationalism

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