Questions tagged [nationalism]
Questions about ideology characterised by the promotion of a specific nation.
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Cases of nationalists wanting to cede sovereignty to supranational organisations
In the UK there are two explicitly nationalist political parties, Plaid Cymru and the SNP, that curiously advocate handing sovereignty to the EU.
Are there nationalist parties anywhere else in the ...
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What are the reasons for increase of nationalism and euroscepticism in Poland?
Poland has previously been the most promising of new EU members. What made it change course in recent years?
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Is Arab Nationalism relevant today?
What is the contemporary relevance of Pan-Arabism? Or is it merely a relic of the past?
Do any political parties or leaders in the Arab world profess this notion or has it evaporated since the '67 ...
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How does Hitler's interpretation of “Nationalist Socialism” relate to the modern interpretation of “Socialism” and “Nationalism”?
I noticed a lot of hate focused on the idea of Nazism, especially with Hitler's reputation and whatnot. But I was wondering, because Hitler's scheme was far from 'socialist' and more fascist than '...
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Laws concerning the appearance of US dollars
A recent question concerning the president putting himself on the dollar got me to thinking: The US dollar at one time was printed with an appearance to celebrate aspects of education. I'm wondering ...
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Economically social Democratic and nationalist on immigration
What would you call someone who is economically a social Democrat (supports things like Medicare for all, tuition-free college, strong labor unions, tariffs to protect manufacturing), but also ...
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Are there democratic countries that joined to form another independent country?
Instead of normal split of democratic countries. Are there democratic countries that joined to form another independent country?
Example of independent union is European Union.
My question is are ...
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Why has nationalism risen in Switzerland?
According to this article nationalist and far-right parties have made significant electoral gains during the last elections. I will focus on Switzerland that is highlighted with almost 30% on the map, ...
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Is criticism of Zionism legitimate or inherently anti-semitic? [closed]
Personally I have no problem with the idea of self determination for any ethnic or religious group, especially one that has suffered such historical persecution as Jewish people. But the problem is ...
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Is there a correlation between nationalism/conservatism and lack of judicial independence/rule of law?
Note: I am mostly thinking about Europe and North America and I would like to hear about studies/articles concerning any of these states
In the last years, EU have faced several cases of countries ...
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What is the difference between the National Front, Britain First and BNP?
There's a lot of hard right parties here in the UK as well as a good number of populist ones (UKIP, For Britain etc) as well, and reading their manifestos and history I'm finding it hard to ...
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Do flag and symbol bans mostly disfavor the locally ancestral and historic?
Nebr comments: In other countries like the USA, that weren't responsible for the Nazi crimes, Nazi symbols are not banned as well, but there they are talking about banning the southern states flag. No ...
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In the US why is nationalism equated with racism?
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There are various definitions for what constitutes a nation, however, which leads to several different strands of nationalism. It can be a belief that citizenship in a state should ...
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Why do some people take issue with kneeling during the anthem in US?
These days the heated disagreement between President Trump and NFL players is all over the online media. What's wrong with Kneeling and why does he want them not to kneel and why do they still do it?
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What are the main arguments made for White Nationalism?
The Wikipedia definition of the term 'white nationalist' is "A type of nationalism or pan-nationalism which holds the belief that white people are a race and seeks to develop and maintain a white ...
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How did so many Australian politicans recently win Parliamentary seats while unaware of or denying their second nationality?
Half a dozen Australian members of Parliament have resigned or are threatened with the need to do so after "discovering" that they are dual citizens, forbidden from serving (how surprising this truly ...
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What are the main arguments against White Nationalism?
The Wikipedia definition of the term 'white nationalist' is "A type of nationalism or pan-nationalism which holds the belief that white people are a race and seeks to develop and maintain a white ...
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Why are Western governments so resistant to immigration restriction? [closed]
Across the west (and in parts of Asia, as well), there has been, in the last 10 years or so, a series of reactionary right-wing nationalist movements, driven largely by globalization and social ...
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Why does the KKK support Trump?
Although Trump rejects the support of the KKK, the KKK still likes Trump. Why are the KKK people supporting him?
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Difference between nationalism and patriotism
Nowadays, nationalism has a strong negative connotation attached to it. This stigma doesn't apply to patriotism.
What's the difference between them?
If there is a difference to what extent could ...
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How does the alt-right differ from the far-right?
Based on my assessment of the 'alt-right', their values and beliefs do not differ significantly from that of more classic far-right populism/nationalism. They oppose immigration. They are ...
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What exactly differentiates Juche ideology?
Wikipedia defines Juche as such:
Juche, usually translated as "self-reliance", is the official state
ideology of North Korea, described by the regime as Kim Il-sung's
"original, brilliant and ...
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What exactly differentiates Ba'athism?
Wikipedia defines Ba'athism as such:
An Arab nationalist ideology that promotes the development and
creation of a unified Arab state through the leadership of a vanguard
party over a ...
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Are there regions within Russia with a majority population that is not ethnic Russian?
Russia has annexed Crimea, and is making noises about regions of other countries, based on the premise that those regions have a majority population that is ethnic Russian. This makes me wonder, are ...
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How supported is the idea of a fully independent Indian state among US Native Americans?
Some people (e.g. here) accuse USA of supporting other countries' independence movements (Kosovo/Palestine/Tibet/Taiwan, depending on your definition of "support") as being in conflict with the fact ...
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Forming national-agreement government in Nepal? [duplicate]
Nepal is one of the developing Himalaya countries [with Mt. Everest] in south Asia in between India and China. For about 10 years, there was an armed civil war led by NCP(Maoist). After peace talk ...
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What are Jobbik's views on the Polish-Hungarian friendship?
Clarification. I think this question is confusing to the answerers for some reason. I would like to make it clear that this question is not about the validity of the Hungarian Turanic ideology. It's ...
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What are the key factors for the rise of nationalism in Europe?
In the past decade there has been a constant rise of nationalism in European politics, with nationalist parties gaining popularity in almost every member of the European Union. The canonical example ...
