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On the side which public spirit is popularly known as patriotism this widening of the area of intrest has been accompanied by increased exclusiveness, by suspicion, fear, jealousy, often hatred of other nations... This self-intrest of the dynastic and military class persitantly keeps the spark of fear and animosity alive in order that it may, upon occasion, be fanned into the flames of a war. A definate technique has grown by which the mass of citizens to identify love of one's own country with readiness to regard other nations as enemies... And in many cases, it is becoming clear that particular economic intrests hide behind patriotism in order to serve themselves. So far has this feeling gone that on one side there is a definate attempt to attach the stigma of "unpatriotic" to everything designated international; to cultivate that kind of "hundered percent Americanism" which signifies practically suspicion and jealousy of everything foriegn. |
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