Libearlism And Nationism In Poland

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Leaving aside the fact that many writers use terms such a ‘nation’, ‘nationality’, ‘people’, ‘race’, and ‘state’ in discriminately, with no thought for their precise meanings, it is essential to realize that usage varies widely. Both the British and American belong to political communities where the ruling authorities of the state have patronized the growth of modern nation, and where as a result, ‘nationality’ has been systematically confused with ‘citizenship’. In this sense, a ‘British national’ is coterminous with official labels such as ‘Citizen of the United Kingdom’; ‘American national’ refers to anyone who possesses the legal status of citizen of the United State of America.
The Poles, in contrast, belong to a community, which has acquired its modern sense of nationality in active opposition to the policies of the states in which they lived. Polish nationality is a belief, which at various times officialdom of the partitioning power stro...