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What is nationalism and why has it been rising lately?

  • ~ 6 years ago

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    Nationalism Is Loyalty Irritated Information-grey

    What is nationalism? The word is suddenly and surprisingly important when talking about the times we live in. But we seem to be working without a shared definition.

    “You know what I am? I’m a nationalist,” Donald Trump said in an October rally in Houston.

    French president Emmanuel Macron slapped back at a commemoration ceremony for World War I in France. 

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  • ~ 6 years ago

    Development and the crisis of global nationalism Information-grey

    Gunnar Myrdal is remembered for an expanded vision of development that accounted for institutions. Unfortunately, he also perpetuated a view that nationalism in Asia, fueled by ignorant and superstitious religiosity, was bad for development and that European nationalism was better: “In Europe, nationalism, despite its association with romanticism, remained secular and rational at its core.” My view, elaborated in ...

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  • ~ 6 years ago

    The definition of a nationalist Information-grey

     

    During a rally Monday night in Texas, President Donald Trump used a word he had never before uttered publicly to describe himself: nationalist.

    After telling the crowd that a globalist is someone who "wants the globe to do well" at the expense of the country, Trump made it clear he's not one of those.

    "You know what I am, I'm a nationalist. Use that word," he roared, as the crowd erupted in cheers of "USA! USA!"

    So just what the heck does the word nationalist mean, and is having a self-declared nationalist in the White House good or bad for the country?

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