"I see dishonesty as a core nationalist concept. When nationalists are in power, this requires covering up failures in order to make the nation seem 'great again'." #QotD

"I see dishonesty as a core nationalist concept, as the ideology cannot easily survive in an environment of honest inquiry. Thus nationalist governments hide their true intentions in order to appear patriotic.... When nationalists are in power, this requires covering up failures in order to make the nation seem 'great again'."

~ Scott Sumner, from his post 'Dishonesty is a core nationalist value, perhaps the core nationalist value'
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