Cyber-nationalism: The brave new world of e-hatred

I'm actually sort-of impressed by the wide variety of different types of "extremism" that article identified. Normally, it's just "a few hillbillies wearing wifebeaters, nothing to see here, move along..."

As usual, however, the point is missed entirely.

There are people out there who genuinely hate human sub-groups because of membership differences. Such people are rightly marginalized--literal hatred is an ignoble, dangerous quality. But the vast, vast bulk of what is described as "hate" is simply ordinary human inclinations that happen to deviate from the beliefs of international elitists.

Take Tibet. The Tibetan movement (which I don't follow closely, so correct me if I'm wrong) is essentially a nationalist movement. Do we call it a "nationalist" movement? Not usually. Liberals are collectively enamored of Tibet, for some reason. If the good people of South Carolina try to secede from the union, that's a tremendous sin...and blood will have to flow. Yet...it's the same impulse. People who are just trying to govern themselves, rather than be governed. That's the heart of nationalism.

When the Chinese government moves to keep their country in one piece THAT is called nationalism. Okay, whatever. It's actually imperialism, but...whatever. Any lie will do, if it works.