Beyond Nationalism But Not Without It (1999), published in ONWARD (Spring, 2002)
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Nationalism and statism are different because nationalism can be anti-state. But they can have commonalities in that nationalism may only be against a particular kind of state, such as a Racist State, or a Fascist State.

— Ashanti Alston

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Nationalism and statism are different because nationalism can be anti-state. But they can have commonalities in that nationalism may only be against a particular kind of state, such as a Racist State, or a Fascist State." in the context of "Beyond Nationalism But Not Without It (1999), published in ONWARD (Spring, 2002)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Ashanti Alston

About Ashanti Alston

Ashanti Omowali Alston (born 1954) is an anarchist activist, speaker, and writer, and former member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army.