Those are very trenchant comments. Nationalism did get an ugly connotation after Hitler. I think his was a cult and a fanaticism which made use of the term to cloak their ideas in an socially acceptable framework.
I also prefer Globalist because it is a more accurate representation of what the world is facing at present and coincidentally is more obviously the opposite of National aims. Each Nation is unique and has differing economic drivers & necessities. Each Nation needs to optimize their own economy, trade and infrastructure which is why the EU is failing.
In the context of individual Nations each promoting the good of their own people, international cooperation should establish areas of mutual goals & interests where more can be accomplished together than as individuals but the tail does not wag the dog, Globalist concerns should not dictate National priorities.
Agreed. If we micro’ed it to the sandbox level, it is like a neighborhood. Each family unit needs to first make sure they are whole and safe before they can come together to build, improve, secure the neighborhood. But in an emergency they will be there for one another.
Nationalism means righting our own “family” before trying to fix the world (impossible anyway, and those who try have ulterior motives like the Bushes). However, in emergencies (need to be both defined and examined on case by case basis) we still can work with the good world players.
If you look at our definitions in our posts, and then think about Obama and Merkel refugee strategies, they seem insane. Bring unlimited numbers of never-assimilating young men from incompatible cultures into our land?? Not even close to the top 10 solutions for that problem.
No one has ever found a better way of saying it than Hippocrates. First, do no harm.