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In Sweden as well. It seems nationalism is on the rise pretty much everywhere, just as it was a hundred yrs ago which lead to WWI (and later WWII).
by amag 10y ago
In Sweden as well. It seems nationalism is on the rise pretty much everywhere, just as it was a hundred yrs ago which lead to WWI (and later WWII).
- tomp 10y agoBut in contrast to 100 years ago, nationalism now seems to be a reaction to an external threat (non-EU immigrants), as opposed to intra-European tensions.
- ZeroGravitas 10y agoI've been surprised at how often resentment of the Germans seems a driving force of Brexit voters.
- sievebrain 10y agoWW1 and WW2 were both caused by the desire of some people to engage in empire building. Empire building is not the same thing as "nationalism" by any stretch.