Essay On The Danger Of Absolutizing

The most important part of the defining nationalism is the suffix “ism.” The suffix “ism” implies the absolutizing of the preceding word. Absolutizing of anything whether it be patriotism or nationalism can yield dangerous consequences. However, many times words like nationalism or patriotism are used in a colloquial equivalence to words such as patriotic and nationalistic. It is here I believe Klenser over reaches occasionally in his definition of nationalism. If a student does not understand the difference between the root word and the absolutizing of the root word, they could paint an incorrect picture of what it means to have strong national pride. The American education system is one of the most effective and efficient vehicles for indoctrination ever built. Instead of understanding the dangers of absolutizing a concept, the American education system instead choses what they believe is worthy of absolutizing. Largely, the American education system choses to absolutizing of global pride over national pride. In truth, if the academic community did not absolutize either, they might find an acceptable solution to both sides of the political aisle. …show more content…
The First Ten Amendments to the United States Constitution is erroneously named the “Bill of Rights.” . The framers were interested not in rights but in liberties! . The dangerous of the absolutization of rights is no more apparent than with the Supreme Court of the United States. For example, Roe V. Wade illustrated the dangerous of absolutizing human rights to the point of absurdity. Roe. V. Wade gave an absolutized a right to privacy preference over an unborn child’s right to life . The Yugoslavian Civil war led to over 250,000 deaths . The American Civil War led to the deaths of 750,000 souls . In contrast, the absolutizing of one’s right to privacy as per Roe. V. Wade, has led to the death of over 55 million unborn children