> That the East Asian nations managed to do it really is a miracle, and they did it on the back of nationalism. It's worth noting that East Asian nations are n

> That the East Asian nations managed to do it really is a miracle, and they did it on the back of nationalism. It's worth noting that East Asian nations are not clones of each other. In the one I grew up in, I don't think nationalism played much of a role. The government actively tries to foster a national identity but I don't think all that many people are buying into it - party due to the modus op of the government in my opinion; being a small nation the government has opted "being a leaf on the wind" pragmatism as its guiding principle and I believe it has rubbed off on (a significant percentage of) the people. Raw pragmatism that involves toss aside anything that "doesn't work" isn't particularly compatible with dogmatic ideals of nationalism - i.e. people noticed the government isn't practicing what they preach.