It seems one of the all time great political ideologies has become a bad word in the American lexicon. Is this a recent development or has the country always shyed from that stance?
I think nationalism was probably standard here in these formerly great United States before the 1960's and that revolution which ushered in a new age of individualism which has perhaps culminated in the celebrity of Paris Hilton and ummm, Kanye West.
How the hell could it have gone so wrong, and gone so wrong so rapidly?
The answer is simple. The United States of America is no longer the country our grandfathers fought for. Its no longer celebrated around the world as a beacon of greatness and symbolic of the promise to which men of all times have strived.
No sir. Now, we're a cesspond of smug materialists and power devoid of either responsibility, vision or even purpose.
How could a nation willing to drop two atomic bombs within five years lose the will to win against an aggressive and vicious assault by the likes of the Red Chinese? My God I wish I knew, but I have a theory. It was during Korea that the greatness of America was surrendered for the first time. A nation which had sustained reverses on the order of Fredricksburg and Pearl Harbor lost its will.
Rather than imposing our just and irresistable genius upon a backward and barbaric aggressor, we turned tale and ran. And what result? A 60 year standoff which has absorbed countless billions of America dollars and militarized both North and South Korea.
Fucking great, thanks a lot Truman. But its much worse than just that. The so called People's Republic of China is actually a brutal dictatorship. Have we forgotten Tienamen Square? Was it so long ago that we have deluded ourselves into thinking that China is a friend of free people? I think not and I hope we are not quite as materialistic as that.
Oh sure, its great that I can buy a coffee maker for 12 bucks at the local WowMart, but I still prefer the sturdy German variety. And has it paid off that the lower middle class? Of course not. Oh sure, they can get bed sheets and toys for their children at ridiculously low prices, but in the meantime, their wages haven't risen because of the brilliant immigration acts of the 1960s we can all thank that drunken hillbilly Ted Kennedy for which has flooded our shores with desperate unassimalable third world workers. And we've exported the manufacturing base to Mexico and China, all in the name of corporate profits.
Now corporate profits used to be great for America. But these days, with foreign capital accounting for an ever growing proportion of ownership, corporate profits are just another way to fleece the America consumer and worker.
Now, Mr. Nationalist you might say, all this because of Korea? Of course not. But that sure is where it started. We dont find much evidence of this sort of thing in America before World War II and it has to have started somewhere.
And whether it really started there or not, what is certain is that the middle class in this state is under assault, both at home and abroad.
Why has America simply rolled over for this sort of treatment? Where is your outrage America? Yes you you fat donut eating slob sitting on your couch watching Monday Night Football. Dont you want the America of your fathers available for your children and their children? Then vote nationalist. Vote to put America's interests first.
Vote against any politician that currently holds office. Vote to cut off foreign aid, control the borders. Once we've got our own house in order, we can begin worrying about the rest of the world.
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I think the real trend against nationalism is more of a European outgrowth resulting from WWI and WWII. Nationalism on the European continent produced disasterous results when it morphed into fascism and Nazism. Prior to the world wars, nationalism acted as one of the forces that helped keep the balance of power in Europe and, while it produced many small wars, aided in preventing the great ones. However, with the increased lethality of weaponry and a distorted sense of pride that bordered on, if not became, racism, the great wars broke out and Europe began to realize that fighting many small wars to prevent any one power from becoming a hegemony on the continent would no longer work.
Surprisingly, I agree with you that, at least in the U.S., a bit of nationalism might not hurt. The problem, however, is that this country is made up of a very diverse group of immigrants. In order for the people of America to participate in any sort of healthy nationalism, we would first have to develop some sort of central identity. That's going to be difficult given the great regional diversity of this great nation. Further, if my instincts are correct, and your politics tend toward the right, you'll find that the emphasis placed on federalism and a weaker central government normally espoused by at least classical conservatives presents a problem for establishing any sort of national identity.
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