The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party (ص 144)

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The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party (ص 144)

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those who advocated the principle of nationalism? Because,
we are told, those were not true nationalists. Moreover,
it is the historic mission of the Arab people and other
Afro-Asians to give the world a pure and true nationalism. 2°
So nationalism, according to this theory was not an identity
but a doctrine. The following observations are in order:
1. It is obvious that the concept had moved away
from the fascism-liberalism dichotomy by ignoring it. The
emphasis on true and untrue nationalism abstracted the issue
from the real internal forces that lead nations along the
path of agression.
2. The concept is a dogma that focusses all atten-
tion on the nation and says nothing about the forces within
the nation. What political system is to be chosen and what
form of democracy is to be advocated? Such important ques-
tions remain unanswered.
3. The defensive character of the doctrine and its
stand vis-a-vis other doctrines exploited the masses' dis-~
trust of foreign political ideas. Thus, the weakness of
the concept itself regarding its attitude towards classes
or democracy was projected as a rejection of western political
concepts.
Nevertheless, the optimism generated by Bandung,
The Suez War, and the unity of Egypt and Syria gave great
1074 is only fair to mention that the idea of the
Arab mission was first advanced by the Ba'th, see Aflag,
Oop. cit. s pp. 139-152.

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The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party

تاريخ

1971-02-07

المنشئ

Basil R. Al-Kubaisi

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