The history John Lukacs pointed out (in many books) that we in the last century still were living the effects of the great nationalist wave. But in this new 21st century--which Lukacs saw as beginning in 1989-1991 or so, nationalism is demonstrating its remarkable staying power. The main news in the last two weeks were about elections dominated by nationalists: Modi's BJP in India, and now the European Parliament elections. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2638960/Will-earth-Ukip-confident-triggering-political-earthquake-winning-European-elections-tonight.html In Europe, the nationalists are reacting against cruel austerity policies and the constant effort to lower wages with cheap immigration.
Nationalism is a good thing: you can't have a functioning democracy or true civil liberties without a self-identified "people."
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