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Major differences exist between nationalism and globalism. This article compares the two ideologies.
ContSome commentators have argued that nationalism vs. globalism is emerging as the main political divide in global politics.
[1][2][3] Nationalism vs. globalism have also been described as the main political divide in elections such as the
2016 U.S. presidential election, with nationalist
Donald Trump against globalist
Hillary Clinton,
[4] or the 2017 French presidential election, with nationalist
Marine Le Pen against globalist
Emmanuel Macron.
[5]
Pat Buchanan is a prominent nationalistOn June 23, 2016, the British people
voted to reassert their independence
See also: Nationalism
Nationalism is a feeling of unity among a group of people born out of the
French Revolution and
Age of Enlightenment idea of worship of the
Patrie, or one's national origins and a
sense of pride in their country.
Nationalists today support
national sovereignty and
self-governance over creating a "one-world" society, preserving their respective national cultures and demographics over
multiculturalism, and a
border wall.
See also: Sovereignty and Self-governance
Nationalism can be considered a form of
limited government. Rather than a global government either controlled by elites or, at least, requiring a massive bureaucracy to successfully operate, nationalists support localized government (also called
subsidiarity), where individuals have the freedom to set policy for their communities.
As nationalists believe that individuals and their communities (whether local or national) should be
sovereign, citizens should have the right to
self-governance. Nationalists believe the two go together and cannot be separated.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau echoed these views when he argued that freedom and democracy thrive best in small nation-states and that monarchy and dictatorship thrive best in large nation-states.
[6] Thus, nationalists oppose policies such as
open borders, mass migration, and forming international organizations, at least with the end goal of
one-world government. They also support policies such as building
border walls and maintaining border security.
See also: Conservative
Because of nationalism's support of limited, localized, and self-government, conservatives usually support nationalism or at least lean nationalist. Most non-
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