Left's Neglect of the Nation-State

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This week on 1Dime Radio, I’m joined once again by Dr. Cadell Last, founder of Philosophy Portal, for a deep discussion on *nationalist internationalism*, the idea that genuine internationalism actually requires nationalism as a precondition. We explore why national sovereignty, taxing the rich, immigration control, labor power, and democratic self-determination often cannot be secured by isolated states alone, but instead require serious international coordination between nations.

This episode was originally a patron-only bonus episode. In the Backroom preview at the start, we also get into Nick Fuentes, the return of repressed contradictions, and the increasingly unavoidable questions around race, gender, immigration, and identity that mainstream liberals and much of the left have struggled to confront directly.

Timestamps:

00:00:00  Backroom preview, race, white culture, and repressed contradictions

00:03:53  Immigration, demographic change, and the Nick Fuentes phenomenon

00:10:49  A different critique of immigration

00:14:23  Nationalist internationalism

00:18:05  Why Marxist internationalism lacks a real libidinal anchor

00:30:56  Marxism’s cultural blind spot

00:37:13  Global capitalism, assimilation, and the nation-state

00:43:03  Borders, capital flight, and international coordination

00:48:48  Religion, depoliticization, and politics as substitute faith

00:52:01  What kind of socialism can answer the meaning crisis?

00:59:27  The EU, the UN, and stronger unions against fragmentation

01:03:25  Final thoughts on nationalism and internationalism as a dialectical process

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Tags: #Nationalism #Internationalism  #Immigration