Patriotism: The Role Of Nationalism In The United States

Patriotism. How could you even begin to define it? Is it the fireworks on the Fourth of July? Is it the glory of watching our national team win a medal in the Olympics? Is it an immigrant finally being able to call America their home? Patriotism is defined as the attachment or sense of pride that one feels about what they would decide as their homeland. According to many Americans, it’s a feeling we all share as citizens. Everyone has their own definition of what that pride or attachment consists of.

What is Patriotism? Well, different people have different opinions about what patriotism is. For instance, Adlai Stevenson believes that, “Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.” But Charles de Gaulle believes that, “Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first.” You can see, Patriotism is a subject that can differ, but also coincide in definitions. Patriotism can be viewed almost everywhere, when school students perform the “Flag Salute”, or during the beginning of a football game when a person sings the national anthem as others remember fallen patriots, and salute the flag.

Nationalism is defined as “an extreme patriotic feeling marked by a feeling of superiority over other countries” but in terms of how nationalism makes someone act, that can be answered in two simple words: Greedy and prideful.

As a growing number of Americans embrace a grounded, evident, and scientific understanding of the world around them in day to day life, many have become concerned about state and federal policies that are being based off of religious origins, primarily Christian. The United States has always been a nation with a distinct separation of Church and State, but the 20th Century America casted itself as a country of morals and faith, men of God, a counter to what many saw as the “godless Communist ideology” overseas. Patriotism was seemingly overnight blended into faith for God and faith for Country.

Hello, I am Susana Stripling and I am talking about the issues associated with rising neo-nationalistic policies. Some background on the issue, nationalism is the strong belief in the interests of a particular nation state being of a higher importance than other nation states. Nationalism is associated with strong patriotic feelings, increases in armaments, a feeling of superiority over other nations, political independence, as well as the severing of ties and communications with other nations. Neo-nationalism is the re-emergence of nationalism except under different global and transnational conditions. Globalism is the complete opposite of nationalism. Globalism is when you put the entire world’s policies and attitudes and values above that of your own particular nation. It’s working together as a group. Transnational organizations are groups that are involved in international relations. It’s

What does each of the three sources presented above communicate about the role of individuals in nationalism?

Oftentimes, we residents of the United States ask what defines us as Americans. These questions evidently are without one answer and vary among citizens. The variety of responses is explicitly due to our histories and experiences within the United States. Correspondingly, presidents Andrew Jackson and Franklin Roosevelt along with John McCain, Upton Sinclair, John Gast, and Elizabeth Blair, display varying identities of what it means to be an American. Manifestly, affiliating as an American embodies both positive and negative attributes like gluttony, patriotism, and ethnocentrism.

The notion of nationhood is essentially about how a country wishes to see itself, its role in the world and how others see it. The nation’s clearly established values and objectives are reflected in its domestic and international policies, and all constitute the country’s image and its idea of nationhood. However, policies evolve to meet the changing needs and values, and in the current complex society, it is often difficult, if not impossible, to meet all objectives without sacrificing immediate needs. In the case of the United States of America, which as the title implies, are a collection of independent states with rights who comprise a nation of federal laws, its image emerged from the two founding documents, the Constitution and the Declaration

Globalism is the operation or planning of economic and foreign policy on a global basis. It offers free trades and open borders between international countries, while maintaining a mutual co-dependency. This policy has been utilized by the United States for many centuries because it has been providing american citizens with affordable and useful things. However, globalism has caused the United States to gain more and more undocumented foreigners. This angers many Americans because they believe that they have taken all the jobs from them. Meanwhile, nationalism is defines as a patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts that goes towards the country of origin. Therefore, people who are nationalist tend to keep resources within their own borders and keep foreign paraphernalias out; including people. This way of thinking has been quite popular due to the current President of the United States of America’s, Donald Trump, actions towards other countries. Although, many americans do not agree with his proposals of constructing a barrier between the United States and Mexico, his communications with certain countries that could cause chaos to America. Globalism and nationalism

Nationalism claims that a person’s identity is obtained from their nation. This ideology dictates that citizens share a “common language, shared cultural traditions, and sometimes religion.” Its presence allowed citizens to acquire an identity during a time of growing frustration towards the changing social order and political borders that reforms (political and intellectual) and revolutions left behind. Despite the variability of reforms and revolutions, nationalism has remained static and can serve as a basis for political movements and ideologies that are on opposite sides of the spectrum, e.g. nationalism has served as a basis for both Conservatism and Liberalism. Consequently, I claim that, despite the term being static, it is flexible in its use, i.e., it can be applied to different movements across time. On this basis, I ultimately claim that nationalism as an

Nationalism is more than just a dictionary definition or an arbitrary feeling that one has. It is a fundamental force that impacts the decisions and therefore the identity and well-being of every human ever to live on this earth. In its most rudimentary form it is defined as: a feeling of belonging based on commonality especially while pursuing sovereignty. Nationalism takes root in a variety of different circumstances and to varying degrees. So one can feel nationalism for many different ‘nations’. Nationalism is not just black and white, it is more a gradient or scale. The question is not: Do you feel the forces of nationalism? It is: What nation do you feel the forces of nationalism most strongly and are you willing to act on them? On one

People often think Patriotism is only respecting the flag and being respectful when the National Anthem or Pledge of Allegiance, but people don't see the true meaning behind the word '' patriotism''. This word has gone down to the point where it is now a “Kabuki Citizenship”, it is no expression, doing the same thing over and over and you are considered a Patriot. Some people like Colin Kaepernick think Patriotism is only about being a honored United States Citizen. According to the article,it states that a patriot is a person who loves or zealously supports one owns country, which is the real definition of a patriot. I will agree with this statement, but the thing that people do not understand that you should be a patriot if you are a loyal to America, not doing all the stuff that makes you look like a citizen.

Striving toward nationalism has been a perfidious pilgrimage that many nation have taken, yet few have succeeded. The uncertainty of nationalistic view are many and can be disastrous for any kind of nation. The source is all about how nationalism in spite of it being built out of good intention it still causes a rift on a nation. Nationalism is a patriotic feeling towards one’s country. The viewpoint of the source is that the author of the quotation is saying that nationalism lean towards war before achieving it. The perspective of the source is not against nationalism but what nationalism can bring to the world. The author if the source is talking about the unnecessary bloodshed just to achieve and prove nationalism does exist. One can argue

Folk songs, dances, and stories can be seen as reflective of the core of a particular group’s cultural history. Culture is a unifying force among individuals, which is a characteristic element of the nationalist movements during the nineteenth century. Nationalism was the idea that a people had their own specific identity that manifested itself especially in a common language and history, often leading to the desire for an independent political state. Ethnic minority groups and lower class individuals not always felt they had a stake in their nation’s political order, which made it imperative for “the survival and development of their language and culture [which] provided the thread, giving them a sense of their own heritage and identity.”27

The first source begins with a quote from Voltaire, more specifically an French Enlightenment philosopher. The quote puts forth the idea that in order for a nation to succeed or to be powerful they must do harm to all of those around them. The era of Enlightenment was a key portion of the world's history in regards to nationalism. Some could say that the very conception of nationalism occurred during this era. The philosophers from this time wished to promote the idea of a government ruled by the people and their interests, rather than from a monarchy. Urging many countries to overthrow this type of ruling. This idea helped to influence the new National Assembly with the French revolution, when they were overthrowing King Louis. In the