Harari thesis: Nationalism can be good for the world
Is nationalist fervour, running high around the world, dangerous and anti-globalism? Yuval Noah Harari, historian and probably the most influential public intellectual now, argues otherwise. In a series of TED talks and other lectures, Harari says nationalism can be a positive force and can mesh with the larger global interest.
He points out nationalism is not a natural part of the human psyche; it is a brand-new idea in our evolution. The key to humans’ success as a species are mass networks of cooperation. For millennia, we lived in small bands of dozens of people, then in tribes of thousands at most.
He points out nationalism is not a natural part of the human psyche; it is a brand-new idea in our evolution. The key to humans’ success as a species are mass networks of cooperation. For millennia, we lived in small bands of dozens of people, then in tribes of thousands at most.
