That's political hegemony. Not nationalism. Nationalism is a shield that resists outsiders and influence. Political hegemony is a sword. What we have done to the extent possible with regard to other countries is political hegemony. It may have been under the guise of altruism but with us it's always self-serving.My main quibble with that is that our post-WW2 rise to superpowerdom significantly included raising the well being of all willing nations until Trump’s version of “nationalism” took hold
Trump, a perfect disaster in all ways, subscribes to political hegemony, nationalism, and cultural hegemony.
lol.
White nationalists are not nationalists. Neither are Black nationalists. Neither are purple nationalists. Adjective nationalism really doesn’t exist as nationalism.
Nationalism is a shield that resists outsiders
What about outsiders who assimilate? Isn’t that what nationalism here is?
@co-hoosier If they assimilate they obviously can be absorbed and aren't a "threat" to nationalistic ideals. The threat is those "outsiders" injecting something different
Webster is incomplete. Nationalism is love and affection for the land, institutions, history, people, cultures, etc. of a nation. There is no element of superiority to it. That’s not to say a given system of governance or due process might be seen as superior, but those discrete features are not broad- based nationalism.
Norway is probably one of the most nationalistic countries. You would be hard-pressed to find a group of Norwegians who denigrate and dislike their own country, its traditions and history.
When nationalism morphs into notions of superiority, you’ll usually find racism or authoritarianism in the mix.
I can buy into some of that logic, and perhaps I should have read further down...
Nationalism and patriotism are similar insofar as both words emphasize strong feelings for one’s country. However, the two words are not synonymous. Nationalism, while it refers to loyalty and devotion to a nation, tends to imply the placing of that nation above others, a tendency that is not necessarily implicit in patriotism.
Hegemony is a excellent concept here.That's political hegemony. Not nationalism. Nationalism is a shield that resists outsiders and influence. Political hegemony is a sword. What we have done to the extent possible with regard to other countries is political hegemony. It may have been under the guise of altruism but with us it's always self-serving.My main quibble with that is that our post-WW2 rise to superpowerdom significantly included raising the well being of all willing nations until Trump’s version of “nationalism” took hold
Trump, a perfect disaster in all ways, subscribes to political hegemony, nationalism, and cultural hegemony.
You’re omitting vast aspects the cultural hegemony the US has exhibited since WW2 which dominate modern societies. Marketing and other business concepts, all of our foundational constitutional principles, and many others. In fact the few backward countries that don’t aspire to the positive aspects of our way of life are also the ones perversely brutalizing their own citizenry.
Trump’s clearly using and abusing hard power, both economically and militarily in his awkward hegemony. His pathetic attempts at cultural hegemony, if actually any, are limited to his simple-minded understanding of Christianity and his xenophobia.
Like usual snarlcakes was right. All the "isms" mean nothing. Patriotism = you think like me. Nationalism = you think not like me. Next topic @littlebitchbuckeye.
This is ripe for academic argument. And in that case, since I hate academics, I'll politely bow out.
