tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807806767960745481.post8573178489986459943..comments2024-03-21T22:51:15.684-07:00Comments on The Least Thing: European Patriotism and NationalismRoger Pielke, Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04711007512915460627noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807806767960745481.post-8721348199539524532012-08-23T19:30:16.753-07:002012-08-23T19:30:16.753-07:00When you speak of the difference between nationali...When you speak of the difference between nationalism and patriotism, you seem to be ignoring the fact that patriotism, at least in the modern sense of the word, is in fact a type of nationalism. What you seem to be looking for here is the difference between a healthy nationalism and ultranationalism. But both are nationalism.<br /><br />Nationalism emerged as a consequence of, among other events, the French Revolution. It only fully developed as a potent force in the 19th century when people started to develop identity based on national groups. This was first started by intellectuals who then spread it to other layers of society. Most European nations developed it in the 19th century. Some developed it in the 20th. Some, especially many people in the Third World have not developed it at all.<br /><br />I know the word nationalism is nowadays used only to denote the negative aspects of the phenomenon, but that's not how the word is used academically, that is, denoting national identity. Very few Europeans are not nationalists, most have a national identity now.Carniolan Ninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070744182718685617noreply@blogger.com