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Merriam-Webster's definition of Nationalism appears to be quite reasonable to me!
In fact; I personally already identify with most of this stuff__Am I missing something?
Nationalism | Nationalism Definition by Merriam-Webster
Simple Definition of nationalism
: a feeling that people have of being loyal to and proud of their country often with the belief that it is better and more important than other countries
: a desire by a large group of people (such as people who share the same culture, history, language, etc.) to form a separate and independent nation of their own
Merriam-Webster's definition of Nationalism appears to be quite reasonable to me!
In fact; I personally already identify with most of this stuff__Am I missing something?
Nationalism | Nationalism Definition by Merriam-Webster
Simple Definition of nationalism
: a feeling that people have of being loyal to and proud of their country often with the belief that it is better and more important than other countries
: a desire by a large group of people (such as people who share the same culture, history, language, etc.) to form a separate and independent nation of their own
Full Definition of nationalism
: loyalty and devotion to a nation;
: especially a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations or supranational groups
Merriam-Webster's definition of Nationalism appears to be quite reasonable to me!
In fact; I personally already identify with most of this stuff__Am I missing something?
Nationalism | Nationalism Definition by Merriam-Webster
Simple Definition of nationalism
: a feeling that people have of being loyal to and proud of their country often with the belief that it is better and more important than other countries
: a desire by a large group of people (such as people who share the same culture, history, language, etc.) to form a separate and independent nation of their own
Full Definition of nationalism
: loyalty and devotion to a nation;
: especially a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations or supranational groups
The only people who find anything wrong with nationalism are globalist/internationalist scum.
Nothing. This is the greatest country in the world, by far. Just not perfect.
Globalist scum like to resort to bringing Hitler or some other genocidal mass murderer to somehow paint nationalism is a bad light.Well...that is pretty much the definition of solely relying on an antonym based, black-white, and hyper-politicized argument to make a point.
There is something wrong with a pure nationalist interpretation. You must recognize that a pure version of that ideology can lead to very horrific outcomes if aloud to operate with the force of the government or military - the hutus versus the tutsis and the nazis versus the jews being a couple of prime examples.
Yes, nationalism is also a good thing and I love my country more than any other, but I also recognize the value that our planet provides to our nation and that's why love for other countries is also a love for my own. I am not scum for believing that as fact.
Merriam-Webster's definition of Nationalism appears to be quite reasonable to me!
In fact; I personally already identify with most of this stuff__Am I missing something?
Nationalism | Nationalism Definition by Merriam-Webster
Simple Definition of nationalism
: a feeling that people have of being loyal to and proud of their country often with the belief that it is better and more important than other countries
: a desire by a large group of people (such as people who share the same culture, history, language, etc.) to form a separate and independent nation of their own
Full Definition of nationalism
: loyalty and devotion to a nation;
: especially a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations or supranational groups
Problem is that nationalism so often leads to "we are better than them" attitudes, which is a problem for "them" if the nationalism gets so rabid that mass discrimination or worse happens... and that the nationalism basically blinds you to this, because standing up to such things would make you a traitor and not patriotic. We saw some of that during the Bush administration in the lead up to the Iraq war... just ask the Dixie Chicks and others that opposed the war.
So a little being proud of your nation is fine, but if it gets out of hand then you got problems.
If they are better then there is nothing wrong with understanding that they are better, or saying that they are better.
The people who know the truth are better off than the people who dont.
So you are saying that Americans are better than Canadian.. or Christians are better than Jews or whites are better than blacks....? Rampant nationalism almost always leads defining them and us by race or religion. Rampant nationalism promotes discrimination
Merriam-Webster's definition of Nationalism appears to be quite reasonable to me!
In fact; I personally already identify with most of this stuff__Am I missing something?
Nationalism | Nationalism Definition by Merriam-Webster
Simple Definition of nationalism
: a feeling that people have of being loyal to and proud of their country often with the belief that it is better and more important than other countries
: a desire by a large group of people (such as people who share the same culture, history, language, etc.) to form a separate and independent nation of their own
Full Definition of nationalism
: loyalty and devotion to a nation;
: especially a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations or supranational groups
You're right, in fact I think there is something wrong with people who don't have a sense of nationalism.
Being overly critical of the U.S. is very in fashion right now. We see a sense of anti-nationalism on this forum, by people who benefit from living here, but spend all their time saying how bad traditional values are, while never realizing how those traditional values created the prosperity that they benefit from.
Globalist scum like to resort to bringing Hitler or some other genocidal mass murderer to somehow paint nationalism is a bad light.
What "traditional values," specifically?
Protecting
-Families
- Communities
- Children
Respecting
-Law enforcement
-Our military
-law and order
Appreciation for
-Work ethic
-Self sacrifice
-Self reliance
-Self responsibility
And here's one that will probably give you a hernia-
-Acknowledging the importance of Christianity in helping to shape, build, mold our nation. Not to say that anyone in America's history was a perfect Christian, that's impossible anyway. But Christianity was our last and best defense against harmful forces that work to destroy a nation.
If one restaurant suits me better than a different restaurant then that restaurant is better according to me. Same goes for countries. Same goes for Religion. Same goes for tribes of people within nations. If people are offended by me liking one thing better than another (and maybe putting my voice to that by pronouncing it better) well that is just too damn bad, they have to get over it, because I am a free man(nominally). They get to like what they like, and I get to like what I like.
I could care less why it gets painted in a bad light by globalist scum. I know that globalist scum hate nationalism/patriotism.So I understand why they have to go back in history to find an example of a horrible nationalist.Amazing how when someone brings up that nazis are socialist those same people tend to ignore that fact.They usually spew some nonsense that Hitler was not a real socialist.Which is what they do anytime someone brings up genocidal mass murderers who were either socialism or communists.Ever think it is nationalism that gets painted in a bad light specifically because I can reference Hitler or some other genocidal mass murderer as an example.
You want to call me a scum, stop doing it in such passive and ***** manner.
I could care less why it gets painted in a bad light by globalist scum. I know that globalist scum hate nationalism/patriotism.So I understand why they have to go back in history to find an example of a horrible nationalist.Amazing how when someone brings up that nazis are socialist those same people tend to ignore that fact.They usually spew some nonsense that Hitler was not a real socialist.Which is what they do anytime someone brings up genocidal mass murderers who were either socialism or communists.
I merely brought up the fact that globalist/internationalist scum always try to use Hitler or some other scumbag to demonize nationalism.These people scoff at the notion of patriotism/nationalism.
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