Nationalism is patriotism. If you want to point to a good Republican nationalist TEDDY FUCKING ROOSEVELT created the National Parks as the most Nationalist thing the US has.
I'm pro Nationalism :| But I don't use Napoleon as "SEE HOW STRONG IT IS!?" Yeah. That's because I'm not an idiot who's fond of shooting myself in the foot to say "The problem with Napoleon was just that he wanted to conquer the world I mean. Stay home broski gawd."
Economically Nationalism has traditionally always been a boon to its countries. :|||||||||| No, no, hear me out, this is usually good. It's like South Korea, and Vietnam after their wars, and the US with the national parks etc. And even to a -degree- Japan's economic miracle.
Buying exclusively made in the USA (if you're American) IS nationalist, because it's pride in not outsourcing WHICH IS anti-globalist (outsourcing is globalism)
But just because something is made in the US (or your country) does not make that act individually Nationalist. kopperhed which historical (not within the last 50 years) US President was saying that the US always needed to maintain its own manufacturing in order to stay economically strong and not rely on other countries??
~Anyway~ That's why BUYING is nationalist, producing isn't, production is always good, but as a company it's also good to sell abroad, indeed, Vietnam makes nearly ALL of its money right now from exports -- which helps the whole country (that's GDP per capita)
companies are inherently globalist in nature though, so I'm not really clear why GOP idiots some people are misconstruing it as some sort of "leftist" economic policy because
No. Some idiot was asked to explain how to avoid getting the nationalist label thrown on them for being anti-globalist.... annnnnnnnnnnnd she instantly went to "Hitler is synonymous with nationalism in the US but he wasn't, he was globalist"
that part made everyone go " what the actual fuck are you trying to say? Genocide is fine as long as it stays in your own country?" Which I actually DO think she was trying to say but
But nooooooo all the same dumb fucks being like "the news is just taking her out of context!!!" (pro-tip her explanation of context makes it worse) are freeeeeeeeeaking out about how the GND is idk... ~~~impossible~~~ I guess
what I think you're praising is "don't just say your nation is the best, or kick everyone else to keep them down, do things to actively make your nation better so that everyone else sees it as being great"
...but just making things better isn't... in itself fundamentally nationalist anyway, so... I wouldn't... normally call that especially nationalistic without some of the "us versus them" quality. >_>
...I mean I understand the words you're saying, but that's like saying "nepotism isn't bad, because what if someone in your family is actually good at the job you give them" ...well... yes but then that's just... a good thing to do, not especially nepotistic...
I'm trying to pin down the distinction you're making, since you seem to be saying you mean a totally different, positive thing, and that you don't mean... what I've always heard anyone else mean by Nationalism.
...most people don't take "we're better than everyone" to mean "therefore we should demonstrate it by being great"; they usually take it to mean "therefore we can do whatever we want and they'd better get out of our way"
oppressing impoverished / third world nations and using them for slave labor in order to create products as cheap as possible for the rich in the "first world" countries to enjoy their wealth
I'm trying to think of examples of Good Nationalism (in the competitive "my nation is better than yours!!!" sense) that are actually fundamentally nationalist. >_>
I hope :T (again: half a cup of rum, although the migraine does more damage on my memory than drinking so I have never actually blacked out while drinking before)
because I found that a bit weird and creepy -> AND AGAIN THIS IS ME I wore flag pjs and shirt yesterday and the first bathing suit I sewed (because they did not make them for DDs) was American flag
I don't think things that can be used for great evil should be dismissed outright -- GRANTED I have a tougher time saying "yes music has MURDERED MILLIONS!!!!!!" which you can to an -extent- lay at the feet of nationalism but
...I mean in a way it's worse because identity politics is "I'm X and that's different from Y and should be acknowledged and respected" more than "I'm X and THAT'S BETTER THAN ANY OTHER THING"
...I mean sure but then it's like the circular nature of defending sports teams, you can say anything about the thing you like is why it's the best because it's a thing about the thing you like.
like, "we should sort out or problems at home before we mess with everyone else" is "nationalistic" in some sense but it's also just... shitty to go after everyone else when you can't get your own shit in order
I think wanting to promote Germanic architecture and say "look how beautiful our landscape and architecture is!!!" is something to encourage from EVERY country
It's that he was a racist genocidal psychopath.
GOP idiotssome people are misconstruing it as some sort of "leftist" economic policy becauseNational Parks: The American Experience (Chapter 1)
but Civ forces unnatural conflict by having zero-sum win conditionsexactly why I'm fixing it even more
which has long been one of my biggest problems with Civ as a simulation tbhI mean, as militaristic anthems go, SSB is pretty chill, in fairnesssince it's not YEAH WE KICK ALL YOUR ASSES!!! and more HOLY SHIT WE SURVIVED HOLY SHITI don't think that's the same melody yothat's the same melody as My Country Tis Of Theewhich I mean it sort of is so that would be fair tbh