@ewancroft.uk Extremist ethnic nationalism seeks to naturalise power by appeal to emotive categories. Having the power to say who’s in and who’s out is made to seem legitimate when it’s arbitrary. In attempts to tell others where they’re “really from”, arbitrary power is the main point, not geography or culture.
Writing Slowly
My name’s Richard. I live in Sydney, on the traditional land of Bidjigal people of the Eora nation. Here I write about writing and reading (and what I do when I'm not writing or reading). I'm writing slowly but may at some point speed up. Connect with me on micro.blog or at Mastodon @aus.social@writingslowly. On Reddit, I'm @atomicnotes.