Patriotic Masochism

Nationalism is regarded to everyone else in the academic system as an ideal that has died along with WWII, however there are ideals within each cast that seek to replace it. Patriotism, although oftentimes used interchangeably with Nationalism holds on to national identity without holding on to any of the substance. Patriots are supportive of the United States without understanding the true essence of any western nation; They support it for it's willingness to accept racial diversity, it's democratic form of government, and it's reverence for Free-Market economics. This means that unlike The Nationalist, The Patriot doesn't truly make the connection that his religion, race, and patriarchy are essential aspects for the nation.

A major consequence of this is that Brahmins can take their egalitarian, bastardized version of Imperialism (Globalism), whilst Vaisyas are given their consumeristic, suicidal version of Nationalism (Patriotism). When the American flag becomes a commercial symbol for individualism, without an honest account to it's history, a problem does start to form. The flag becomes swagger, not to the point that it degenerates into a purely tribalistic thede, but still relatively close.

Just like people that hold on to Irish pride, or british pride even when they're third world blacks or hispanic; Just like when socially reclusive westerners hold on to the more fashionable aspects of Japanese culture, the progression to identity is becoming more simplified. What keeps us together? A narrative based on the divine? our genetic history and soul? At best it's our love for our variety in clothing brands, at worst it's our individual preferences and expressions with these clothing brands.

Anyone that's ever been in a high school-esque environment knows that clothing brands are a very big deal. Such Tribalism is the result of the failures of Patriotic identity. Skaters love Vans; Preps/bros love Ambercrombie or American Eagle, Urban kids love Nike and Adidas, but race and religion are ideas that lead to suspension once they're made explicit. This in turn affects almost every caste. Brahmins, Dalits, and Vaisyas are all being affected by democratic-capitalism and how it institutes Tribalism.

Volatility becomes our very identity. The idea that one day we could become something completely different is held as a modern ideal; In a sense we are becoming "blank slates" with little hiccups of our ancestors greatness, however we've become allergic to the postmodernist emptiness. Our Tribalism is either receding into total meaninglessness, or it's turning into political reaction. A resurgence of Nationalism may eventually form, with our without this nation fully being intact, after all we may need to remove the malignant from our culture.