embrace policies that deny them the goods of life. National interest is the proverbial Oyo door: it hardly gives; it just keeps taking.
A republic is supposedly an advancement over earlier forms of political authority, founded, as it is, on the rule of law, rather than the rule of woman or man. Therefore, policies are to be justified by appeal to the interest of citizens. How might appeal to national interest measure up to the requirement of republicanism? It requires identifying the nation whose interest is in question with the people who make it up.
Americans generally highlight a shared interest in democratic norms and the rule of law. Of course, historically, they have hardly lived up to the requirements of these principles and norms. Sadly, race and ethnicity still unfairly dominate social and political life in ways that are detrimental to the health of the republic. All these make contemporary appeals to national interest ring hollow in minority quarters which bear the brunt of social and political injustice.
Our leaders decided to give nationhood a try. That was audacious. It called for mutual understanding and shared sacrifices. The commitment to these crucial conditions was unfortunately not there. So, we marched on with each listening to different bugle tones, emphasizing different primordial interests. We still do. There can be no national interest that appeals to everyone when each nationality, no matter how small, is engrossed with its own sense of its interests.
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