re: Check in here if you&#39;re a Nationalist

Posted by Vols&Shaft83

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Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:40 am to Aubie Spr96

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Nope. Nationalism is at the root of a many great evils

From Websters:

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1 : 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.

So you believe we should be beholden to foreign countries, placing their interest above our own?

Posted by goofball

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Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:43 am to Vols&Shaft83

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Check in here if you're a Nationalist

Like "Hispanic", the word Nationalist doesn't become a sinister, evil term until CNN adds the term "White" in front of it.

Posted by Vols&Shaft83

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Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:44 am to goofball

Some rabid white globalist is rapidly downvoting all my posts.

Posted by Aubie Spr96

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Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:45 am to Vols&Shaft83

Do me a favor, read a little bit on the background of WWI and then the background on WWII. Get back to me with your views on Nationalism when you're done.

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Posted by tke857

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Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:45 am to Vols&Shaft83

America first.

Posted by Vols&Shaft83

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Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:47 am to Aubie Spr96

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Do me a favor, read a little bit on the background of WWI and then the background on WWII. Get back to me with your views on Nationalism when you're done.

Do me a favor and learn the difference between Nationalist and National Socialist and get back to me

Posted by bigwheel

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Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:48 am to tke857

Born free, intend to stay that way

Posted by Undertow

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Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:50 am to Aubie Spr96

Dummy

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Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:50 am to Vols&Shaft83

Posted by JGTiger

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Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:54 am to Vols&Shaft83

If by Nationalist, you mean American. Then yes, count me in.

Posted by Ping Pong

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Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:55 am to Vols&Shaft83

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This post was edited on 12/3/16 at 4:35 pm

Posted by Aubie Spr96

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Posted on 12/2/16 at 12:01 pm to Vols&Shaft83

LINK

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Nationalism was prevalent in early 20th century Europe and was a significant cause of World War I. Most pre-war Europeans believed in the cultural, economic and military supremacy of their nation. Their attitudes and overconfidence were fuelled by things like jingoistic press reporting. The pages of newspapers were often packed with nationalist rhetoric and inflammatory stories or rumours about rival nations.

Whole Book About Nationalism and Its Role in the World Wars

You're right. Nationalism had so little to do with either of the greatest two conflicts in human history, that some UCLA prof decided to write a whole book about it!

Posted by mahdragonz

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Posted on 12/2/16 at 12:10 pm to Vols&Shaft83

When you say nationalism, do you also mean things like black lives matter, a transgender Olympic athlete like Bruce Jenner and massive government subsidies to farmers?

Because those are all American things.