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Nationalists make distinctions between the nation, which is a social group, and the State, which is a government that rules over one or more nations. Therefore, nationalists often state that nationalism is love of one's people, whereby patriotism is love of the State. It is important to understand this difference between nationalism and patriotism since most arguments against nationalism are patriotic attempts to ensure the survival of a particular State. By knowing the difference, we can figure out whether governments should encourage nationalistic feelings among their people or not. There have been many different views or definitions on nationalism. It is a whole ideological viewpoint that affects all aspects of one's every day political, cultural, economic and social life. In accordance with a definition which has made in the twentieth century, it can be seen that virtually any activity taken on behalf of the nation could be considered a "nationalistic act." Such things as writing poetry to spread the ideals of the nation, learning the historical dances of that nation, or speaking in the historical language of that people are all "nationalistic acts." In extreme cases, nationalism does evidence itself as ethnic warfare when two or more ethnic groups compete at the expense of each other's interests.
Approximate Word count = 714
Approximate Pages = 2.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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