Word: sentimentalism
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...while President Hosni Mubarak has been a steadfast U.S. ally, his credibility among Muslims (his own people included) is pretty low: he's seen by many as an American puppet who is no fan of democracy. Besides, anti-U.S. sentiment is very high among Egyptians. "I would not want to be the person in charge of security for [Obama] in Cairo," the diplomat says, shaking his head...
...that spirit that we need to treat that material. We need to do things in a way to ensure that in another three hundred years, or another six hundred years from now, someone can continue to consult this object.”Lie reiterates this sentiment, extending the impact of conservation to world social culture as a whole.“We have a national and a world culture that needs to be defined and honored and enjoyed by people,” says Lie. “By conserving we are dealing with our culture’s patrimony...
...While nationalism can help unify the country to respond to events like the Sichuan earthquake, the fear is that if the sentiment flares unchecked, it could push Beijing to take a belligerent, isolationist line...
...Nationalism can be a powerful force in China. Fueled by a century and a half of foreign occupation and an education system that emphasizes that era of national weakness, patriotic sentiment can flash at times when citizens feel that the nation's interests or dignity have been violated, as when the protests during the Olympic torch's global run spurred Chinese anger...
...Beijing is still inept at wielding its growing clout abroad and that the country's obsession with the Beijing Olympics reflected a "weak nation's psychology." That independent streak and willingness to break with the Party is what makes nationalism such an unwieldy force for China's rulers. Nationalist sentiment can help unite China's citizenry around a cause like opposition to Tibetan independence during last year's protests and violence in Lhasa. But it can also turn against leaders who are seen as not pushing China's interests with sufficient force...