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This 10 page paper looks at the ideas of Frantz Fanon and considers how they may be applied when considering the potential undermining of nationalism in the US in the context of Christian and Muslim religions and cultures that are present in the country. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
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events such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In any events where there is a common or new enemy there is the potential for groups to draw together based on their
commonalities, there is also a psychological need to belong and form an identity which is also supported by the idea of nationalism, where an individual will identify themselves with the
region or county, the political system1 and the cultural values. This does not mean that groups, whether they are small communities or large nation states, do not have differences
and cannot be fragmented, but can be seen as indicating why and how nationalism is seen and important. However, there are a number of ways in which nationalism can be
undermined, Frantz Fanon discusses the way that colonialism is built on violence and that in achieving independence the concept of nationalism leads to a dead end and is able to
undermine the nationalism in a state as a result of differences that are still present and remain unresolved (Bhabha, 2005). It may be argued that values that are linked to
religions, such as Christianity and Islam, may have the potential to undermine nationalism due to the dichotomy that can be created, especially where there is an apparent political clash of
ideals and an inability to reconcile them. Fanons work has often been referred to as a bible or a guide for decolonization, and looks at issues such
as the way in which the members of minorities can still feel fragmented from society and are treated differently subjected to discrimination, despite apparently being accepted as part of the
national group. Fanon argued that where there is colonization the influence on those colonized is to force them to consider who they really are, creating an issue of uncertain identity
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