Австралискиот еврејски весник The Westralian Judean, прави споредба на нестандардни национални особености меѓу кои како такви ги наведува и Македонците како нација: „… Постои македонска нација; но Македонците секогаш биле негирани да имаат сопствена земја …“.
„Thus it is not surprising that the founder of political Zionism was a westernized Jew, actually an exponent of assimilationism until he saw that assimilation did not always work. Herzl, the former assimilationist, died as a nationalist, while his friends from Eastern Europe became more and more nationalist in outlook, and his own family on the contrary became totally assimilated.
The rise of nationalism among a people does not affect the children of that people abroad, as long as they are loyal to the country where they live. They will certainly develop a keen interest in the progress of nationalism among their brethren, but their own choice is made, and they owe no dual allegiance. As long as this fact is clear, fears seem out of place.
On the other hand, nationality—as distinct from nationalism—pre-supposes some very strong bond between its members. Stalin’s writing quoted by one of our contributors last month was an early essay, and the general outlook has now evolved. For instance, there is a Swiss nationality; but the Swiss speak four different languages, and none of these languages is typically Swiss. There is a Macedonian nationality; but the Macedonians have always been denied a country of their own. There is a German nationality; but northern Germany is Protestant and southern Germany is Catholic. There is an Italian nationality; but the northern Italian consumes butter and fat, while the southern Italian consumes olive oil. According to British custom, there is one British nationality; but American custom registers English, Scots, Irish and Welsh as separate nationalities.
Thus—providing strong bonds exist between its members—a nationality may be found lacking a common language, or a common land, or a common religion, or common customs. But whenever one or two of these factors is missing, the other factors are there to a remarkable degree.“
Посочил: Sasha Uzunov
Извор: The Westralian Judean Page 7, (Perth), Sunday 1 April 1945.
