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MyPillow Promo Code: NOQWe're in the middle of an ideological war. Everyone knows that, but most are unaware that one of the most prominent opponents America First patriots should be fighting are technically on the "right." A majority of major "conservative" news outlets are compromised in some way. I detail the three most common ways below and on the latest episode of The Midnight Sentinel, but I want to tell a brief story first.One of the reasons I joined America Out Loud and started The JD Rucker Political Report was to extend my long-standing mission of taking on the "Conservative Media Establishment" that muddles so much of what we really need to hear from the right. Many of the most popular "conservative" news sites do a great job at handling the safe topics like the border crisis, Critical Race Theory, abortion, and the economy, but they do not advance the America First cause on some of the most important issues.There are three reasons for this. The first is the obvious one. Some are backed by the GOP Establishment. They are only able to maintain access to both the power players in the Republican Party and the money that is shuffled to them through direct sponsorships if they keep their reporting corralled within the accepted GOP talking points. Those who have ventured out and brought up topics uncomfortable for the Establishment are quickly rebuked; we've seen a handful of larger conservative sites in decline recently because they were taken off the GOP Establishment teat.The second reason is also obvious, but not as readily acknowledged. They are beholden to Big Tech. They need Google for revenue and traffic. They need Facebook for a little less revenue but a lot more traffic. Some sites are so entrenched with Big Tech that they have a list of taboo topics handed to them and updated regularly. This has been confirmed by multiple journalists at major conservative news outlets who have told the same basic story.The third reason is ugly, diabolical, and would fall under the category of "far-fetched" if I didn't hear it from multiple journalists, including a senior editor of a major conservative publication who is currently looking for an exit. They are being paid to be "controlled opposition" by one of two major players: The CCP and a Wall Street PR firm that may or may not be a front for the World Economic Forum.To be crystal clear, the term "controlled opposition" is often used by patriots who are sick of hearing lies from "conservative" media. It's overused as the vast majority who get labeled as "controlled opposition" are just parties to the previous two scenarios. Truly controlled opposition puts out a counter-narrative to the truth rather than just avoiding topics. There really aren't that many because there doesn't need to be many. All it takes is one major outlet to break a fake or misleading story and others will pick it up.I joined America Out Loud this year to add to the venues through which I could help to spread the truth and discuss the taboo topics of the day. I've been doing this for a long time through NOQ Report and The Liberty Daily and I appreciate the growing audiences to both sites. I started my America First Report Substack to go through a different medium. I have The Midnight Sentinel show to hit people through podcasting as well as Rumble and other video channels. Adding America Out Loud was a natural move.The problem is this: We're losing. The few who are willing to speak the truth on taboo topics are finding it harder and harder to reach a broader audience. We just don't have the financial backing or massive ad revenues of the milquetoast conservative news outlets, so we're stuck with not only fighting against the left and foreign interests, but also many on the right. This is why I'm shifting gears a bit and getting much more aggressive in this war against all of our enemies, including the feckless, milquetoast shills of corporate conservative media.There are certain topics that we need to discuss, topics that get suppressed or ignored by all but a few. The 2020 election was stolen and is still being challenged today, yet you wouldn't know that if you get your news from corporate conservative media. The Covid vaccines are dangerous and ineffective, yet the only pushback you hear about from most conservative media sites centers around stopping mandates. Fighting mandates is important, but it would be a heck of a lot easier to do so if enough sites were telling the truth about adverse reactions surrounding the jabs.January 6, 2021, was not an insurrection. It was a mostly peaceful protest that was steered to get out of hand by Deep State provocateurs posing as Trump supporters. Moreover, we have convicted child rapists getting probation and Jussie Smollett getting released AFTER being convicted, but political prisoners who entered the Capitol Building peacefully are still imprisoned.Warmongers on the right are pressing for no-fly zones and getting Americans to support sending weapons to Ukraine. They don't offer these suggestions with an exit plan for WWIII. They just hope it happens sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, they treat Volodymyr Zelensky as a messiah figure despite his government's history of authoritarianism, Nazism, and a hard embrace from both George Soros and Klaus Schwab. The conservative media personalities who support him claim that I'm a Putin apologist despite the fact that I'm adamantly opposed to the invasion. We don't have a horse in this race and I do not want America involved, not just because Ukraine is not our ally but also because their leaders are as corrupt as Russia's.Then, there's The Great Reset. Don't even get me started on that.I'm going on an all-out fight against the fake conservative media while continuing to battle leftists and globalist. For this reason, I will be doing three shows per day. I'll be on America Out Loud Talk Radio at 7pm Eastern. The Midnight Sentinel will broadcast at 3am Eastern. I'll be starting a new show later this month on Red State Talk Radio at 2pm Eastern. Three shows per day. Anything less and I won't be giving everything I've got to the cause of saving America for my family's sake.I encourage everyone to do what you can to help fight the multiple enemies we have who are trying to destroy America. Spread the word. Share the truth. If you'd like to donate to my endeavors, you can do that as well, which is always appreciated.There just isn't enough time in the day to do everything we can to fight the good fight, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't even try. If we stand together, even the great forces arrayed against us cannot fully defeat us. Lord Willing, we will come out on top.

In June, I recorded my last episode of the NOQ Report podcast. Well, technically. We didn't know at the time that a lot of changes would be happening and had to cut the show off for a week, then a month, then four months. The reasons were a combination of threats and financial considerations, but now we're back with a new name: The JD Rucker Show.

Pandemic Blunder. Most of us would call it like it is and so does Dr. Joel S Hirschhorn from America's Frontline Doctors. Dr. Hirschhorn is a true public health expert and he's telling all in his new book Pandemic Blunder -- Fauci and Public Health blocked early home Covid treatment. Is Fauci incompetent or nefarious? The facts are in, and you gotta listen to find out. Don't miss this show!Pandemic Blunder - https://www.amazon.com/Pandemic-Blunder-Public-Blocked-Treatment/dp/197723822XNew recent articles by Joel S. Hirschhorn:https://www.wnd.com/2021/04/lifesaving-early-covid-treatment-never-got-traction/https://www.wnd.com/2021/04/covid-scandal-feds-ignored-2016-law-requiring-use-of-real-world-evidence/https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/two-new-covid-solutions-merit-government-support?utm_source=top_news&utm_campaign=standardhttps://www.wnd.com/2021/03/covid-prevention-alternative-vaccines/The NOQ Report: https://noqreport.com/2021/06/01/exposing-the-evil-people-killing-pandemic-strategy/America's Frontline Doctors:https://www.americasfrontlinedocs.com/ Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PSTD4CUDH4ENE)

Former Senate candidate and inventor of Email Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai joined NOQ Report this week to discuss his lawsuit that includes Twitter. In the course of his case, he discovered some blockbuster information that ties government with censorship being perpetrated with Big Tech. THIS is the collusion that should be national news today.

While the Maricopa County 2020 election audit continues, a new and potentially more promising audit is just getting its legs. Attorney Matthew DePerno joined the NOQ Report today to discuss what's happening and how this could be the first step towards setting things right.

Dr. Anthony Fauci may be the biggest fraud in modern American history. His direction has guided American policy even when that direction changes constantly. On this episode of NOQ Report, we talked to Todd Erzen, co-author of the book "Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History."

When we booked attorney Renata Castro on the NOQ Report, we expected there to be plenty of arguments. What we found was disagreement on some topics but room for discussion on others. One in particular was reforming asylum laws, with which we agreed.

The former Mayor of Shiloh, Israel, joined us again on the NOQ Report to discuss things happening with Iran after the crippling of their Natanz nuclear facility. He also discussed the state of the election process in Israel. Finally, he noted how in his latest book, he believes Americans need to refocus on the traditional family.

Colorado gubernatorial candidate Danielle Neuschwanger has experience and training in criminal justice. In an interview she did with NOQ Report, she said the killing of Daunte Wright at the hands of a police officer could have been a training issue. Is this an example of underfunding of police backfiring on Black Lives Matter?

A grassroots organization in Florida that is rapidly expanding throughout the nation is calling on Governor Ron DeSantis to focus his attentions on the technological aspects of voter fraud. Defend Florida is taking action to spread awareness that things are not okay and lawmakers must pay attention to the bigger issues. Patriotic tech CEO Raj Doraisamy joined us on the NOQ Report.

Dr. Anthony Fauci is practically worshipped by millions of Americans who take his ever-changing Covid guidance as gospel. But some doctors, including Dr. Andy Lazris, believe the lockdowns are much more dangerous to Americans than Covid-19 itself. He joined us on NOQ Report to discuss his views on what must be done to bring us back from the brink.

Mike McCormick knows where the bodies are buried, so to speak. His experience as White House stenographer for then-VP Joe Biden gave him access and insights into the engagements with Burisma and other foreign entities. We discussed this and other Biden topics on the latest episode of NOQ Report. Plus we had a news update from Israel as Dave Rubin explained the ongoing election process.

The infamous Twitter celebrity has a tendency to send leftists over the edge. Through a combination of humor and conservative political commentary, Catturd has built a reputation for making his allies smile while making his enemies cry. We talked to him today on the NOQ Report, plus we had a news update from The Two Mikes.

We are pleased to announce that we're consolidating the various podcasts that JD and Tammy Rucker do regarding politics to the NOQ Report Podcast! Please be sure to find us and subscribe there. Easiest way is to find us at noqreport.com

We are pleased to announce that we're consolidating the various podcasts that JD and Tammy Rucker do regarding politics to the NOQ Report Podcast! Please be sure to find us and subscribe there. Easiest way is to find us at noqreport.com

We are pleased to announce that we're consolidating the various podcasts that JD and Tammy Rucker do regarding politics to the NOQ Report Podcast! Please be sure to find us and subscribe there. Easiest way is to find us at noqreport.com

We are pleased to announce that we're consolidating the various podcasts that JD and Tammy Rucker do regarding politics to the NOQ Report Podcast! Please be sure to find us and subscribe there. Easiest way is to find us at noqreport.com

Every now and then, we like to cross-promote the various shows on Freedom First Network. It gives us the opportunity to really break down what it is that we're doing as we all take different approaches to making America great again through conservative talk and perspectives. Today, JD Rucker from the NOQ Report joined The Two Mikes to discuss a plethora of questions.

A sick man on multiple levels went on a shooting spree last week. Six of the eight people he killed were Asian-Americans. But the facts do not back a claim that he was acting on "anti-Asian-American hate," nor does it signal a rise in hate crimes. The media is gaslighting for two reasons. We discussed it with both Col. Mike from The Two Mikes show and Dr. Erwin Lutzer from The Moody Church in Chicago on the latest episode of NOQ Report.

While we wait to see if "President" Joe Biden is going to hold a State of the Union Address or even take questions at some point from reporters, we can speculate about the reasons he hasn't done it yet. NOQ Report author Chris Hernandez has some ideas.

This show from last month is an interview with Wes Walker, prolific writer with Clash Daily. We are adding more of our past interviews to Freedom Discourse to get caught up. It's a bit dated now and was originally broadcast on NOQ Report at the time.

It's quickly becoming taboo to mention "China" and Covid-19 in the same sentence. Chinese Communist Party control over media and Big Tech make it dangerous to discuss the topic, especially when blame is placed on the CCP. This interview, recorded in February, originally aired on NOQ Report.

American news broadcasts are inundated with every domestic example of persecution against persons of color. But true persecution is happening in nations across the world that get little or no coverage even as persons of color are kidnapped, enslaved, raped, and killed. One former slave, Bol Gai Deng, joined us on the latest episode of NOQ Report.

It's quickly becoming taboo to mention "China" and Covid-19 in the same sentence. Chinese Communist Party control over media and Big Tech make it dangerous to discuss the topic, especially when blame is placed on the CCP. But China expert Steve Mosher is beholden to the truth, as is NOQ Report.

The vast majority of "conservative" news outlets refuse to cover voter fraud even as details continue to come forward. Many if not most barely covered voter fraud at all even before the inauguration. In this episode of NOQ Report, I discussed the three reasons it must be covered even now and the three reasons most conservative sites happily refuse to do so.

From the rise of Cultural Marxism to the political attacks being perpetrated against conservatives and Christians, Pastor Erwin Lutzer from The Moody Church called on Americans to stand up and stop being silenced. He joined us today on NOQ Report and discussed his latest book, "We Will Not Be Silenced: Responding Courageously to Our Culture's Assault on Christianity." Compliance with the "woke" left will not be rewarded by cancel culture. It's time for Americans to fight back or be silenced forever.

The left has been planning for this day for the last six decades. The right has lived like the truth would always prevail. Now that we're seeing truth being decimated before our eyes, it's time to rethink our strategies and reinvent what it means to "resist."

While hope is still in the air that a miracle will drop before time is up, it's prudent to consider how conservatives should move forward on January 21st and beyond regardless of who is in the Oval Office.

This comes down to a simple question. Does Vice President Mike Pence have the determination, willpower, and guts to act on his conscience or will he make the politically expedient move?

Those who cheated know they're going to get caught. All they can hope for is we lose interest because time is short.

If you're like me, you thought The Swamp, the Deep State, and the forces of evil were tremendous. But this election has shown my that my understanding of the depth of the adversary was a huge underestimate.

As many Trump supporters lose hope because it seems everyone from mainstream media to the Supreme Court to most Republicans on Capitol Hill are against us, we can look to the potential for a Dominion Voting Systems "MOAB," possibly through SolarWinds Orion.

Senator-Elect Kelly Townsend and 28 other Republican legislators have already made their voices heard. Will others join in before it's too late?

As conspiracy theories go, this one is pretty mild on the "theory" and heavy on facts. Put them all together and we may have the miracle smoking gun emerging before our eyes that reelects President Trump.

Many Trump supporters seem to be emotionally drained after a roller coaster week that ended with bad news from the Supreme Court. But the reality is there are plenty of ways to proceed and the Texas lawsuit was far from the best avenue.

What happens when you combine gaslighting with begging the question? You get the ludicrous framing by Democrats and mainstream media that somehow President Trump and his allies are trying to "overturn" an election that is righteously being challenged.

Many Trump supporters are putting their hopes in the Supreme Court case filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Is that a good thing? Absolutely.

The reason I mentioned on three shows that this particular case was not the one I wanted before the Supreme Court is because of the effect it would have on MAGA folks when it was shot down.

There is only one path to victory for Joe Biden, and that's if President Trump concedes. Assuming he does not, there are four viable paths (technically five) through which President Trump is reelected.

With so many election stories circulating now, we went with four stories instead of focusing on one with this particular episode of the NOQ Report.

Many Trump supporters are starting to lose hope. The hour is late, but there's still time. Here, we discuss the four stories from the Bible that should give us plenty of hope.

People normally see what they want to see. But they'd have to perform some optical cartwheels or intellectual gymnastics to avoid this particular bombshell.

My confidence in President Trump's eventual reelection is based on a preponderance of evidence that seems blatantly clear. But there's a chance the forces arrayed against him will not allow the truth to come out. There's also a slight chance he simply doesn't want to be president anymore.

We're in the middle of an attempted coup. Many in government are pretending like it's not happening because they're either complacent or complicit. It's up to the attorneys and state legislators, but we can help as well. Here's how.

Don't listen to those trying to discourage you about how impossible it is for President Trump to win the election. At this point, it seems impossible for him to lose.

This is going to hit Democrats and RINOs hard. We need to be ready for the reactions.

Nobody ever accused Democratic lawmakers of making good decisions that actually made any sense.

Nationalism displaces patriotism's love for rights and reason, repudiating the victory of civic virtue over the base instincts of tribe and faction.Welcome to the third episode of the Self-Evident, a podcast about first principles, hosted on Substack along with the Self-Evident Newsletter.Self-Evident is currently available on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.You can also subscribe and get future episodes as well as the newsletter in your inbox:Episode TranscriptHello folks, welcome to the third episode of the Self-Evident podcast. There's been quite a break since my last episode...I've had a lot going on in my life. I left my job as a Deputy Sheriff during the summer and began my studies at Utah Valley University and I've had a lot on my plate. For those who don't know, I've put my website, The Liberty Hawk, on hiatus as I focus my efforts on my studies. You'll still be able to find my writing in my weekly newsletter, now renamed the Self-Evident newsletter, and I'll also have articles from time to time on NOQ Report, Medium, and at the Federalist Coalition. With more free time, I hope to start having a new podcast episode out every other week. We'll see how it goes. Today, I'm going to talk about nationalism. This is something that has a lot to do with our current political moment, both here in America and broadly in the world. Among conservative scholars and intellectuals, there's been a lot of discussion about whether nationalism is a good thing or a bad thing and whether patriotism is or isn't a form of nationalism, or, as some claim, if nationalism is patriotism. What is Nationalism? The subject of nationalism is quite complicated and it touches on philosophy, sociology, culture, and political ideology. It can be described generally as a process, a movement, and even as related to a subconscious human tendency. But I think the term's been made to carry too much weight. It's in desperate need of trimming so that the useful parts can find their place fitfully under the umbrella of other more suiting terms, and the damaging portions can be properly disposed of.  Merriam-Webster's simple definition of nationalism is “loyalty and devotion to a nation.” It's more detailed definition explains it as “a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interest as opposed to those of other nations.”  The online Encyclopedia Britannica adds that nationalism has a “premise that the individual's loyalty and devotion to the nation-state surpass other individual or group interests.”   The Wikipedia entry for nationalism adds a few more positive aspects by pointing out that nationalism has the “aim of gaining and maintaining the nation's sovereignty (self-governance)” and it “holds that each nation should govern itself, free from outside interference (self-determination), that a nation is a natural and ideal basis for polity, and that the nation is the only rightful source of political power (popular sovereignty).”  From these general definitions, we have the chief elements that make up the current use of the term nationalism. These can include nationism, tribalism, and patriotism.   My argument is that the rise of nations, or nationism, and a national sense of civic virtue, patriotism, should be considered distinctly from the tribalistic tendencies of aggressive nationalism.  The Rise of Nations   The modern idea of a nation is unique because it denotes a far more contiguous connection between government, culture, language, and religion than the traditional notion of the state. Pre-modern ideas of the state were defined by ideas of realms and fealty to a sovereign authority.    For most of human history, political boundaries chiefly followed geographical features, natural lines of defense, or simply the reach of a sovereign entity's authority. It wasn't until the enlightenment and the subsequent revolutionary periods in the 18th and 19th centuries that true nations began to form with borders that marked cultural and ethnically homogeneous regions.  The rise of nations, long considered the process of nationalism, is better termed nationism because it was simply something that occurred as a natural response to events. There are no set ideological features linked to the rise of nations and the form of government adopted by these nations was dependent on many other and separate factors.  Using the term nationalism for this process when nationalism is also used to denote distinct political movements and ideas creates a false notion that there is a natural flow from the inevitable rise of nation-states to the notions of political and ideological nationalism. As we can see in the distinct histories of modern nations, there is no such connection.  Nationism involves the idea of sovereign peoples, self-determination by those sovereign peoples, and the nation-state as the legitimate source of political power. We can, and should, regard this as wholly separate from the other traditional aspects of nationalism and we should treat it as a distinct idea.  Nationalism's Step Backward   While nations were a new turn of events in the 18th Century, the process that led to their creation was basic to the human condition. The primary result of the enlightenment era and the American and French revolutions was a shocking and sudden tearing down of the institutions of monarchy and the idea of the divine right of kings.  While the salutary neglect of the British Crown had conditioned Americans for self-governance, the people of Europe at that time had little to no enduring tradition of governing authority beyond the crown. As wars and revolutions tore down kingships and empires over the next two centuries, nations rose from their ashes, not necessarily in a grand step forward in human progress, but as a regressive move reflecting the primal urges of tribalism.  In other words, the early thrust of nationalism in Europe had nothing to do with the liberalizing ideas of self-governance, self-determination, or popular sovereignty. Instead, it was a reactionary effort to place the old mantle of absolute power and the divine right of kings upon the geopolitical realities that had endured beyond the monarchs: language, culture, and religion. France rose up against the Ancien Régime, but neither Robespierre's Reign of Terror nor Napoleon's French Empire looks like liberal governance. The German nationalism that arose with the abdication of Wilhelm II not only toppled the Weimar Republic but culminated in the conquests and crimes of Nazism. Russian nationalism appropriated Marxism as a vessel for internal purges, regional hegemony, and ideological imperialism.  If nationism is the process that led to the rise of nations, then it is abundantly clear that the process leads to highly varied ends based upon geopolitical realities. The rise and subsequent history of the American nation bears little to no likeness with early European nations. Nations in Europe took steps backward as they indulged in ancient notions of tribalism to justify a renewal of autocratic rule and central authority. The American Republic tempered and offset the negative tendencies of human nature by championing universal ideals. This is what makes America distinct. An Exceptional NationIn America, there was no real sense of an American identity among the colonists until the shots rang out at Lexington and Concorde. Even with war at their doorstep, the 2nd Continental Congress had no initial desire to break away from Great Britain. Much of the colonial rhetoric leading up to the American Revolution was predicated upon their perceived rights as Englishmen. Any identity that existed beyond that lay in the markedly distinct cultures, prominent religions, and ethnic backgrounds of each colony.   Even in declaring their independence, the document penned by Thomas Jefferson spoke in a manner unique for the creation of a new nation. He wrote of respecting the opinions of mankind. He asserted a self-evident truth that all men have unalienable rights. He said governments are instituted based on principles. He spoke of the colonist's identity as a free people. He even mentioned the failure of the common kindred between the American Colonies and their British brethren to overcome their difference in principles.   The United States waged war against the British more as an alliance of sovereign states than as a unified nation. George Washington and his Continental Army were the only true unifying institution during the war. The Continental Congress was infamous for its ineptness. The delegates relied largely on their state governments for support and guidance. State militias often only mustered when British forces entered their own states and remained mostly free from Washington's direct control.   Even after victory against the British, the unifying ordeal failed to excite centralizing passions. The Articles of Confederation basically maintained the alliance of sovereign states. With no enemy to force mutual efforts, the young nation frankly operated as thirteen independent nations.   Only when faced with the gross failure to govern did the states agree to convene delegates and reform the Articles of Confederation. Only in closed debate did the delegates dare to proceed beyond their mandate and craft a document that would create an entirely new form of government.   And ratification of the Constitution was no easy thing. A vigorous debate ensued. For a time, ratification was far from a sure thing. Only by nature of arguments upon principles, republican ideals, and civic virtue were the states convinced to surrender their autonomy and unite under the US Constitution.   Clearly, there is something unique, distinct, and exceptional about the founding of the American nation. Its history stands apart from the creation of other early-modern nations. So distinct and so exceptional that we need not muddy the idea of American Patriotism by connecting it with European Nationalism.   Patriotism, Nationalism's AntithesisSo what is American Patriotism? Many scholars consider it to be the American form of civic nationalism. These scholars define civic nationalism as a specific type of nationalism that involves both a national identity as well as certain ideals and values which transcend and inform that identity.   A typical slicing of nationalism calls civic nationalism or patriotism “good nationalism” while calling ethnic nationalism “bad nationalism.” Others posit that patriotism is, in fact, distinct from nationalism but suggest a small, healthy dose of nationalism informs it. My stance is that patriotism, and especially American Patriotism, is a wholly separate idea from nationalism. I am not alone in this notion. George Orwell said:   “By ‘patriotism' I mean devotion to a particular place and a particular way of life, which one believes to be the best in the world but has no wish to force upon other people. Patriotism is of its nature defensive, both militarily and culturally. Nationalism, on the other hand, is inseparable from the desire for power. The abiding purpose of every nationalist is to secure more power and more prestige, not for himself but for the nation…in which he has chosen to sink his own individuality.”    William Buckley said: “I'm as patriotic as anyone from sea to shining sea, but there's not a molecule of nationalism in me.”    Charles de Gaulle said: “Patriotism is when love for your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.”    And Sydney J. Harris said: “The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance.”    Now, obviously, I'll have to unpack this idea that patriotism is entirely different from nationalism. As I mentioned earlier, nationalism has been used as far too broad of a descriptive term. This has led to the envelopment of wholly disconnected ideas under a single word.   Earlier, I laid out the various well-known definitions for nationalism and we broke down its chief elements. But my claim is that there is a clear line of demarcation between nationalism and patriotism. We can place all the positive aspects of “good nationalism” under the umbrella of patriotism's definition. We do not need to allow patriotism to share ideological space with the negative aspects of “bad nationalism.”   If we can define nationalism as a modern expression of tribalism, if we can regard nationism as a process often followed by nationalism but not inevitably leading to it, and if we can see patriotism as pure civic virtue, then it becomes easy to deduce where the break between nationalism and patriotism is.   Civic virtue holds principles and ideals as the highest interest. A healthy sense of civic virtue includes ideas such as the sovereignty of the mind, individual liberty and autonomy, human rights, civil decency, self-governance, self-determination, and popular sovereignty. A patriot readily stands against his own nation if it becomes hostile towards these things.  Nationalism reduces principles and ideals to cursory concerns. The ideas held sacred by civic virtue are only of value to a nationalist so long as they serve the nation's collective sense of narrow self-interest first. Nationalism invites heavy feelings of national supremacy and arrogance. It tends towards collectivist notions of citizenship as surpassing and subserviating individual identity. The individual, under a nationalist regime, either must define their identity as the nation's identity or become an enemy of the state.   A patriot and a nationalist are wholly different forms of citizenship. A patriot is a free individual guided by civic virtue who holds to principles and values that transcend the state. A nationalist is a subsumed individual who is guided by nothing and beholden to nothing but the state. A patriot is an individualist. A nationalist is a statist.   Note that these are not mere abstract musings. These are reflections on history. Every truly nationalist state has followed the patterns we're discussing. As we consider this, how can we rationally conclude that patriotism is “good nationalism”? Can a passing likeness in some aspects of patriotism and nationalism surmount their fundamental opposition to each other? At its heart, patriotism represents a victory of rights and reason over the human drive for tribe and faction. If that's the case, how can patriotism be a sub-category of nationalism, which places tribe and faction above all else?   Patriotism, as we have discussed it here, seems better defined as nationalism's antithesis, not a branch of its doctrines.    Can Nationalism Be Bridled?Today, many political figures, even some that I admire, have sought to temper the right's nationalist trend by lessening the danger nationalism seems to pose. Figures such as Rich Lowry and even Mike Lee have tried to indulge the budding nationalist movement in hopes of guiding them towards “good nationalism,” which they define as patriotism.   Have these efforts gained them any headway? Does the nationalism embraced by so many Republicans under Donald Trump's sway look like the civic virtue of patriotism? Let's take everything I've said so far and have an honest appraisal of the current conservative movement. Consider the following questions:   Are principles and ideals held as the highest end, or as impediments to victory?     Is individuality held in higher regard, or conformity?    Is civil decency more valued, or abject rudeness?    Do individuals find their identity in themselves, or their leaders?    Is our nation conducting itself internationally based upon consistent values, or pure self-interest?    Is the movement based on universal ideals, or a sense of supremacy (liberty for me but not for thee)?    Are political opponents treated as fellow citizens with differing opinions, or are they considered “the enemy”?    Are stances consistent as individuals stick to their own reasonings, or do positions change and evolve to the marching orders of leadership?    Are self-governance and the election process respected in all cases, or are the results questioned and delegitimized when unfavorable?    Is the sovereignty of the mind respected, or are those with contrarian views shamed into silence?    If you answered these questions honestly, I'm sure your conclusions force you to agree with my own: that the conduct of the conservative movement and the Republican Party in the last four years is far from what we can call patriotism.   This is why I see such great danger in letting patriotism and nationalism occupy the same philosophical space. Nationalism is akin to patriotism just enough that it corrupts patriotic feelings and subverts them towards a wholly deranged sense of national pride. A true nationalist will eventually abandon all pretenses of civic virtue, the core of what true patriotism is.   Conclusion    We should dismiss nationalism to its proper place in the annals of human history. It was a regressive episode that coincided with the rise of nations as new pretexts for absolute power, and centralized authority, were sought. It was wholly distinct from the rise of the American nation. America was built upon the ideas of the social contract and the universal values of freedom and liberty, with limited powers and decentralized government.   Sure, we can regard patriotism as a form of civic nationalism, but this should be little more than a philosophical footnote. Patriotism is far too disconnected from the realities of true nationalism to be a sub-category of it. The simple facts are that real patriotism offends the nationalist, and the nationalist always comes to see a patriot as his enemy.  So long as well-meaning intellectuals and political leaders give nationalism a safe space to thrive, in the vain hope they can lead it towards a better version of itself, patriotism will increasingly come under assault and cease to be a guiding star of our republic.   The rise of nationalism on the modern American right bears no kinship with America's patriotic tradition. In so many ways, it is cynicism and nihilism inuring them towards forsaking the principles, ideals, and virtues that comprise what American Patriotism is.   There is no softening of this nationalist phenomenon. There is no directing it or guiding it towards a better version of itself. A citizen is either a patriot or a nationalist and cannot truly be both.  If the goal is a resurgence of patriotism and a return to the founding vision, if the goal is to place liberty as the highest end of government, and if the goal is to reassert universal ideals and champion the ideas of self-governance, self-determination, and popular sovereignty then nationalism must be excised, not exhumed.   Well, thanks for listening folks. This episode was quite a bit longer than my previous ones, and I hoped you enjoyed something that was a bit more of a philosophical deep dive.  If you liked what you heard today, be sure to subscribe and offer a review of the podcast. I encourage you to also check out my writing and subscribe to the Self-Evident newsletter and to follow me on Facebook, Twitter, or Parler. Until next time, stay free my friends. Get full access to Self-Evident at selfevident.substack.com/subscribe

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