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I don't see how nationalism includes international cooperation. At best, it seems to me that international cooperation is a choice a nationalist might consider
by tareqak 8y ago
I don't see how nationalism includes international cooperation. At best, it seems to me that international cooperation is a choice a nationalist might consider amongst protectionism, isolationism, imperialism/colonialism, and outright xenophobia.
- mistermann 8y agoDo nationalists not engage in mutually beneficial trade out of spite or something? Is there historical evidence of this?
- tareqak 8y agoYou can see the Wikipedia page for isolationism or any of the other *isms I listed above [0]. To say that there was no beneficial mutual trade in at least some of the cases is probably a stretch. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isolationism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isolationism
- mistermann 8y agoSo now you do see how nationalism might also include international cooperation?
- tareqak 8y agoI think we are misunderstanding each other, but we both agree. My understanding of what you are saying now is that it is possible to have nationalism with international cooperation, but I read your initial comment as nationalism requiring international cooperation. What I am saying is that nationalism and international cooperation are two choices that a nation-state can make that are almost completely independent from each other. Sorry for any lack of clarity on my part.