Society/Culture So what is so wrong with 'Nationalism'?

[Carringbush2010]

It's not so much that there is a popular belief that nationalism = bad thing, but perhaps more that people only tend to discuss it in negative terms in response to something. There's no doubt nationalism can have positive aspects to it, but since when do people go around talking about how great the status quo is or see breaking news headlines that say "BREAKING - EVERYTHING GOING PRETTY WELL ACTUALLY".

Everyone's happy to get behind nationalistic ideals and policies when they are positive, and there are plenty of them. We encourage people to buy Aussie goods, we celebrate great achievements like our healthcare system and superannuation etc - they are nationalistic policies in some ways. But we just don't talk about them too much in that sense.

I dunno, it's a bit of a fuzzy topic.

Yep the bigger picture, you're correct as usual.

 

[jb40]

See what russia is doing in the name of nationalism.

nationalism dehumanises everyone that does not belong to your nation. it leads to trade restrictions that economically makes everyone worse off, it leads to failure in responding to global problems likes nuclear disarmament, climate change and pandemic responses, it leads to removal of human rights as leaders view the well being of the nation as being more important to the well being of its citizens and it leads to wars.


thats why its wrong.

to a point yes. before Gough Whitlem & Hawke changed the legislation frame work for the mass sale of the countries assets Australia has many of the services, power, telecommunications etc were nationally owned. they should had never been sold off. now days the multinational companies that own these services and are shipping the jobs off shore and setting up companies in low tax countries that pay near little tax