For decades we have been assailed with "war is caused by religion" or "Nationalism is the root cause of war."Well. Are these statements true?
Let MEP Daniel Hannan answer for us:
"In fact, the main cause of war in modern times has been trans-national ideologies: Jacobinism, Communism, Fascism – now Islamism. In each of these cases, patriotic loyalties have been a focus of resistance against tyranny. Where nationalism has caused conflict, it has usually been the nationalism of a people denied self-determination within a supra-national state – precisely such a state as the EU is becoming."
"In fact, the main cause of war in modern times has been trans-national ideologies: Jacobinism, Communism, Fascism – now Islamism. In each of these cases, patriotic loyalties have been a focus of resistance against tyranny. Where nationalism has caused conflict, it has usually been the nationalism of a people denied self-determination within a supra-national state – precisely such a state as the EU is becoming."
