I've posted very lightly on this subject because frankly the whole thing disturbs me. I wasn't quite sure why it bothered me so much, although anything involving mob mentality, including fervent nationalism, always makes me nervous.

Thanks to Rebecca McKinnon, I can stop trying to collect my thoughts on this. I can sincerely send you to that link with a firm What she said as my only comment. I love reading anything where my first reaction is "I wish I had written that."