The god-bound-to-us nationalism, whether we articulate it through a theocracy, a monarchy, a democracy, an oligarchy, a socialism, the plight of an exiled people, or even a global corporation, always seeks to turn our imaginations toward a form of desire that is border controlled and boundaried by distinct objects of affection, for example, a flag, or founding documents and founding historic figures, or songs or stories of heroic sacrifice for the sake of the business or the nation.
