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Funny, there is a state in Europe which had exactly the same position: We are all individual states, we fight with each other, we are weak, we should be togethe
by sgift 6y ago
Funny, there is a state in Europe which had exactly the same position: We are all individual states, we fight with each other, we are weak, we should be together under strong nationalism, so we aren't victims of others anymore and so on. That country was Germany, which unified in 1871. Two world wars later and we've decided that maybe Nationalism isn't such a great thing. But you do you. Have fun.
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- sremani 6y agoIs Europe a country? Europe and India are different in many ways. Because Indian Nationalism dates back to 323 BC and with Mauryan Empire.
- saagarjha 6y ago> That country was Germany
- orwin 6y agoNationalism as in nation-state dates back to 323 BC? I would be surprised. I think historian debate if nationalism was born in the 17th or the 18th century, so maybe they are all wrong, but considering how many new, interesting debate are indroduced by Chinese historians (== academics), i doubt the debate wouldn't already have fired if this was a question. At the time, ruling over different culture and languages was a sign of power. Chandragupta's empire included Bengali and people from Deccan, and i think it extended beyond the hindus (Sorry if it the the english term, i'm not fluent enough to read history books in english). I would be VERY surprised if any of those considered themselves as Indian before anything else.
- higerordermap 6y agoFor what it's worth, Mauryan empire didn't rule the entire south India, which had different culture. India makes more sense as a subcontinent, not a unified culture. It's a spectrum of cultures.
- dextralt 6y ago>Two world wars later and we've decided that maybe Nationalism isn't such a great thing The states that brought Germany down in both world wars were just as nationalistic at the time. Even the commies brought it back when they needed it the most - and it worked. Also, since the country in question here is India - without nationalism, they would still be a colony.
- LargoLasskhyfv 6y agoThat was just a reaction to the imperialism of another...uhm...player on the field. Which now has brexited from it :-) We will see where that is going... Interesting times.