tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post80648713161236005..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: The fading of the mythJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-60957696024580022862020-12-29T06:57:11.747+00:002020-12-29T06:57:11.747+00:00Jonathan,
I think that's just sloppy wording ...Jonathan,<br /><br />I think that's just sloppy wording on my part! I didn't intend to suggest that the myth would be the <i>"more solid grounds"</i>, rather that the more solid grounds would lead to a new creation myth, although I now see how it can be read differently. If I had written <i>"leading to new creation myths?"</i> it would have better reflected my intention.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-27260638675503363192020-12-28T19:17:34.060+00:002020-12-28T19:17:34.060+00:00You are right about the myth, and the end of the s...You are right about the myth, and the end of the story. I think it comes about because the British have lost the habit of action, preferring the effort-free process of posturing and dreaming. <br />You then speculate that "the new states which emerge from the ashes are founded on more solid grounds" which sounds strong. But you weaken the point by asking "– new creation myths?" which is an unanswered question and reveals uncertainty. And may fall into the trap of seeming to accept that new states do regularly emerge by finding new creation myths. <br />But there is a difference between dreaming and action. New states normally emerge by <br />(1) bold action taken by nation-builders with the practical knowledge of how to create a nation, and<br />(2) holding a Constitutional Convention, the results of which are ratified. Which also takes boldness and knowledge.<br />Yes, when you have been bold and applied your knowledge, no doubt a myth will arise to confirm it all. But myth making does not a nation make.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937342201811857738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-75982503621576852372020-12-23T10:44:15.376+00:002020-12-23T10:44:15.376+00:00That myth about Britain ( Great, greater , greates...That myth about Britain ( Great, greater , greatest ?)remains deep seated in the collective psyche of those who see enemies from "elsewhere" or from "within". These enemies are consistently, persistently trying to do "us" down. Currently likes of Macron, VdL, the Hausfrau, and sundry other EU types are to the forefront of the list of hostiles who just don't get the context and content(mythical) that justifies exceptionalism. A long cold bath beckons but won't serve any purpose until the people of UK who cling on to these perverse notions ditch them. My suspicion is that many will not until they too are buried and forgotten. dafishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216920242825385976noreply@blogger.com