. People often resist being homogenised into larger cultures, particularly if they were not born into these cultures. They want their specific selves to be recognized and celebrated, not suppressed.
i wonder if there could be a way for cultural exchange while acknowledging everybody's culture simultaneously and what that would look like. In what ways if there are too much of both could that effect the other? Or one without the other completely.
Moreover, the inner sense of dignity seeks recognition. It is not enough that I have a sense of my own worth if other people do not publicly acknowledge it or, worse yet, if they denigrate me or fail to acknowledge my existence. Self-esteem arises out of the esteem shown by others. Because human beings naturally crave recognition, the modern sense of identity evolves quickly into identity politics, in which individuals demand public recognition of their worth.
I think its interesting how identities cannot(in a way) exist on their own but are also heavily dependent on others outside of you. And because they are so dependent on it they are given power to lift up or to be used as a weapon.
many regions to one defined by identity
its interesting to already see the parallels with the other article in that they both explore how regions and identity are ways that agendas can be pushed because they provide a sense of belonging
Nothing perhaps more precipitated this search,nor made it more fruitful, than print-capitalism, which made it possible forrapidly growing numbers of people to think about themselves, and to relatethemselves to others, in profoundly new w
I wonder how these ideas are present in current day society where trends through online media and platforms are controlling identity and consumerism. Right now there's a trend that seeks to empower girls by calling things "girl [blank]." While it's a funny trend it kind of goes against the ideals of feminism because its still seeks to find one distinct identity to describe a girl or woman similarly to the way that a nationalism seeks to create a form of identity
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I think its interesting that the author compares it to dementia because dementia is essential the loss of reasoning or logical function. This parallels our current state because in the beginning there were probably people that questioned having something like a "nation" or nationality but slowly over time those arguments began to decay and now its something that is no longer question like its inherent to our existence.