We Discuss #2: National Identity

27.08.13

We Discuss #2: National Identity

by Dwiputri Pertiwi

 

NATIONAL IDENTITY

“I am a citizen of the world,” said Diogenes, the Greek philosopher, at a time when airplanes and the Internet had not yet been invented. Today, we find ourselves in a world where international migration occurs so frequently that summarizing our sense of self in one sentence just won’t cut it. Is it really possible to become who Diogenes claimed to be? Was he simply rejecting the influence of his roots?

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