[lbo-talk] Definition of nation (was as if on cue)

[Wojtek S]

Wendy: "The No2EU Alliance (I really hate those sort of abbreviations) in
Britain is made up of Trots, Communists, trade unionists and various
other left types who would by no means be considered "nationalist", at
least in the sense it's been used in this thread."

[WS:] But that would under the rubric of British insularity, no?  In the
continental Europe it was a bit different, afaict.  The left - or taher what
is left of it - was mostly supportive, but the far right nationalists were
mostly opposed.

Alas, the old left-right distinctions do not matter much anymore in the EU.

 AFAICT, the old bread and butter welfarism found a new champion in
nationalists, christian democrats, and even the far-right, one part of what
used to be the left is now in cahoots with neoliberals, while the other part
is, well,  way out in the left field as they say on this side of the pond.

Wojtek