I love every nation with all my heart but I do not love mankind - who could? - and therefore I am not an internationalist. I am not a nationalist either because nationalism is a revolutionary idea born in 1789. I love things that are ancient and anomalous, squiggles not straight lines.
The last sentence of the Orwell quote hits the nail on the head.
ReplyDeleteIf I were back at school I would propose a debate for the debating society: "This House thinks that on balance the internet is a bad thing".