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June 29, 2007
The Scourge of Nationalism
By Rady Ananda
I cannot get out of my mind the recent photos of ordinary Americans sitting on chairs, guns on laps, as unofficial guards on the Arizona border, to make sure no Mexicans cross into the US. There's something horrifying in the realization that, in the 21st century, we've carved up what we claim is one world into 200 artificially created entities we call "nations" armed to apprehend or kill anyone who crosses a boundary.
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I cannot get out of my mind the recent photos of ordinary Americans sitting on chairs, guns on laps, as unofficial guards on the Arizona border, to make sure no Mexicans cross into the US. There's something horrifying in the realization that, in the 21st century, we've carved up what we claim is one world into 200 artificially created entities we call "nations" armed to apprehend or kill anyone who crosses a boundary.Authors Bio:
In 2004, Rady Ananda joined the growing community of citizen journalists. Initially focused on elections, she investigated the 2004 Ohio election, organizing, training and leading several forays into counties to photograph the 2004 ballots. She officially served at three recounts, including the 2004 recount. She also organized and led the team that audited Franklin County Ohio's 2006 election, proving the number of voter signatures did not match official results. Her work appears in three books.
Her blogs also address religious, gender, sexual and racial equality, as well as environmental issues; and are sprinkled with book and film reviews on various topics. She spent most of her working life as a researcher or investigator for private lawyers, and five years as an editor.
She graduated from The Ohio State University's School of Agriculture in December 2003 with a B.S. in Natural Resources.
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