Sussman and Minsky

In the days when Sussman was a novice, Minsky once came to him as he sat writing essay on nationalism.

"What are you doing?", asked Minsky.
"I'm criticizing Nazism", Sussman replied.
"Why do you disparage Zionists?", asked Minsky.
"I don't want us, Jews, to participate in nationalism", Sussman said.

Minsky then shut his eyes.
"Why do you close your eyes?" Sussman asked his teacher.
"So that all the nations, ethnicities and races will disappear."
At that moment, Sussman became a Zionist.

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I don't understand why denial has anything to do with >>1. I don't understand why nationalism or zionism has anything to do with programming.