🌱 Nationalism and Liberalism are not enemies

nationalism and liberalism are not historical enemies they are historical friends they were basically born together against sharing this ideal of freedom that to have a functioning democracy you need national sentiment you need to feel a special bond with the other people in your country and also reminding people on the right that nationalism is not about hating foreigners it’s not about hating minorities it’s about taking care of your compatriots including things like paying your taxes so that people will get good health care education, because you care about that that’s the essence of nationalism

I think I need to hear this, nationalism and patriotism have come to be shameful terms recently. At their extremes (or in isolation) maybe they still are but not historically.