i find interesting is the anglo saxon media discovered populism relatively antly, but in other parts of the world, we have been discussing this for such a long time. There's no such thing as a homogeneous identity. There never was. But that's what they make us think. That's what nationalism does to us. It really shrinks our minds. And i think it shrinks our hearts as well. All around the world, as we're speaking, extremist iteologis are saying the same thing. They're telling us we can't be multipled. We can't be plurals. Its untie plural, untie multiplicity. Are you dutch?
In this archive debate, we revisit a discussion from 2018 when an assembled panel of smart thinkers gathered to reflect on the concept of nationhood, nationality and the impact of former UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s infamous 2016 speech that proclaimed, “If you believe you are a citizen of the world, you are a citizen of nowhere.” The discussion featured guests including the commentator and author David Goodhart, award-winning novelist Elif Shafak, former diplomat David Landsman and historian Simon Schama. Hosting the the episode was journalist and broadcaster Kamal Ahmed.
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