"When it comes to secular mythology, there is perhaps no better case study than the nation-state and its tribal politics. Loyalty to a country, its people, and its methods, and shared opposition to its decreed enemies, is facilitated by a catalogue of symbols, stories, ceremonies, revisionist history, and other elements that serve the interests of social cohesion and status quo support. If you've ever had that looming feeling of being brainwashed when singing your country's national anthem or pledging allegiance as a child, you are familiar with such ceremonial reinforcement reminiscent of religion itself."

Excerpt from THE NEW HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT [Reinventing the Economy to End Opression] by Peter Joseph

[Thoughts on Nationalism and Religion]