They think "nationalism" and "ultra-nationalism" are right-wing. But people have an skewed view of what a nation is. A nation is just a political group. Any group, like the democratic party, can be a nation. If you'll do absolutely anything for your nation (see antifa riots and all the double-think) then it's ultra-nationalism. Add the fact that they're socialists and.... yep.
Then there are no nations. When was the last time there was an ethnically homogeneous group? Never. Humans have been interbreeding since the neanderthals.
A nation is an abstract community.
If a black american feels national pride; he is nationalistic.
If a white american feels national pride; he is nationalistic.
Joined by their common love of america, the americans of all races form a nation.
A nation is a tangible, observable ethnic community
Then americans have no nation. What 'tangible' or observable connection do most people have to their ethnic group? None. If a Scott and a Brit have a child, to what nation does it belong? None? Both? It depends really on how and where it's raised; doesn't it? If MAGA Nigerians are pro-america, and the democrat Nigerians are anti-american, are they of the same nation? No, they are of the same ethnicity, but not nation.
A nation is not an ethnic community, it is a political one (frequently based on culture/history/religion but not necessarily).
They think "nationalism" and "ultra-nationalism" are right-wing. But people have an skewed view of what a nation is. A nation is just a political group. Any group, like the democratic party, can be a nation. If you'll do absolutely anything for your nation (see antifa riots and all the double-think) then it's ultra-nationalism. Add the fact that they're socialists and.... yep.
Then there are no nations. When was the last time there was an ethnically homogeneous group? Never. Humans have been interbreeding since the neanderthals.
A nation is an abstract community.
If a black american feels national pride; he is nationalistic.
If a white american feels national pride; he is nationalistic.
Joined by their common love of america, the americans of all races form a nation.
Then americans have no nation. What 'tangible' or observable connection do most people have to their ethnic group? None. If a Scott and a Brit have a child, to what nation does it belong? None? Both? It depends really on how and where it's raised; doesn't it? If MAGA Nigerians are pro-america, and the democrat Nigerians are anti-american, are they of the same nation? No, they are of the same ethnicity, but not nation.
A nation is not an ethnic community, it is a political one (frequently based on culture/history/religion but not necessarily).