Many are now convinced that the current way of organizing our affairs does not deserve such unquestioning allegiance; that the political system has closed down serious debate on economic and social alternatives; that banks and oligarchs rule; and that democracy is a sham. Nationalism promises an escape from the discipline of “sensible” alternatives that turn out to offer no alternative.
许多人现在认为，组织我们的事务的当前方式不值得绝对的忠诚；政治制度导致关于经济和社会替代方案的严肃讨论无从进行；银行和寡头统治着国家；民主只是挂羊头卖狗肉。民族主义许下一个摆脱根本不是替代方案的“明智”替代方案的办法。