Australian patriotism

On Movember, Tim Soutphommasane and civics

By Mark Bahnisch on November 20, 2009

A while back I wrote – in rather skeptical vein – about Tim Soutphommasane’s claim that progressives should be reclaiming patriotism. Guy Rundle has now reviewed Soutphommasane’s book, Reclaiming Patriotism: nation building for Australian progressives, for Crikey (of which more [...]

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