Amanojack comments on Single Point of Moral Failure - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Amanojack 07 April 2010 06:44:02PM 1 point [-]

No, the word I want is "nationalism". It's commonly flavored with ideology, but mere ideology doesn't have as much power as a national government.

"Paternalism" seems to capture the relevant aspects of nationalism, religion, and mass movement ideologies.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 07 April 2010 09:11:45PM 0 points [-]

The scary aspect of nationalism is the common belief that it should override all other values.