The Continuing Appeal of Nationalism

by Fredy Perlman

Examines how people resisting oppression and wishing for autonomy are misled, twisted, and turned into leaders and followers who oppress on the basis of abstract notions. The text ends with a question: “What concentration camp manager, national executioner or torturer is not a descendant of oppressed people?” (Source: [Black and Red Press](https://www.blackandred.org/catalog))