Second, to help strengthen the evolution of healthy Russian nationalism, the United States must, in the next decade, clarify as much as possible its own benign intentions toward Russia and affirm its support for Russian integration into western political, economic, and security networks. Support for Russian integration does not mean that we shower Russia with privileges it does not deserve or positions it cannot fulfill. The success of a benign form of nationalism in consolidating Russian statehood will be key to Russia's evolution as long-term friend or foe of the West, and normal member or pariah state of the international system. The importance of a healthy nationalism cannot be underestimated. Only nations with a developed sense of self-esteem can be friends with other nations.
Faceless mobs are capable only of oppressing each other.