ANALYSIS PARAGRAPH 0. Key stat (1) In the source, the speaker states that patriotism is the love of your own people, while nationalism is the hatred of others above all else. The speaker, Charles de Gualle, is saying that when patriotism is taken to the extreme, nationalism can become destructive and hateful to the point where it is set as more of a priority to resent another nation than to just simply be proud and satisfied of an individual home nation. (2) The source disagrees with nationalism, but encourages the love of one’s country by means of patriotism. (3) Some people will argue that all forms of nationalism have negative effects. However, when …show more content…
(5) In the source, de Gualle addresses the dilemma of people taking patriotism to the extreme, past the point of pride in one’s nation, and into the territory of prejudice towards others. (6) In the world today, the lines between nationalism and patriotism are unclear. Many people don’t understand the devastating effects of toxic nationalism, and how to properly embrace patriotism. People must learn to recognize extreme nationalism in society before the national problem becomes a global war. This isn’t easy to do, as over the course of history nationalism has brought the world to its very lowest points in shambles before it’s even recognized as a minor issue. In centuries past, nationalism that is taken so far as to being used to destroy outsiders and condemn other groups of people has proven to be deadly and disastrous. (7) Nationalism has displayed various instances of being both positive and negative factors within multiple nations. For example, it has both endorsed nations to create new and fair government systems in revolutionary France, but it has also brought nations to their knees in times of war and crisis, killing millions of minorities in World War II. (8) Nationalism should be …show more content…
It can unite the people and bring a sense of community and pride to a country. This is the sense of a collective identity, and it shows how the people can be united under one belief amongst all others. The belief that their country is one they can respect and be proud of. National collective identity is how the individuals of a nation express their love and patriotism within their nation. National identity drives a nation to seek independence from oppressive government systems and create a nation for the people. Not only does it connect individuals in a nation, it is portrayed to the rest of the world as how a country conducts itself. A lot can be shown from national identity, and a lot can be learned from it, too. For