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Protesting the First World War, British philosopher Bertrand Russell explained in popular books and lectures more than a century ago the criminal foolishness of modern nation-state worship . GOOGLE AI result for " Bertrand Russell on nationalism " : [ "During the First World War, British philosopher Bertrand Russell fiercely criticized 'modern nation-state worship,' identifying it as a dangerous, artificial religion. He argued that the state had usurped traditional religious devotion to manipulate populations into slaughtering one another. His core arguments against nation-state worship, developed in wartime lectures and texts like Principles of Social Reconstruction (1916) and Justice in War-Time (1916), center on several structural observations: The State as a False Idol , Surrender of Reason: Russell observed that the modern state functions as a secular deity. It demands absolute conformity, dogmatic faith, and the suspension of critical thought from its citizens. Mass Hysteria: He noted that war allows the state to exploit primitive herd instincts. This shifts humane populations into states of "patriotic mass hysteria" and collective bloodlust. " ] See less