The murderous belief that the citizens of one nation have more of a right to live and enjoy life than those of another country, and that the health an prosperity of the citizens of one country is worth any amount of suffering and death anywhere else.
An exerpt of a poem parodying nationalism:
"O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; help us to wring the hearts of their unoffending widows with unavailing grief; help us to turn them out roofless with their little children to wander unfriended the wastes of their desolated land in rags and hunger and thirst, sports of the sun flames of summer and the icy winds of winter, broken in spirit, worn with travail, imploring Thee for the refuge of the grave and denied it-for our sakes who adore Thee, Lord, blast their hopes, blight their lives, protract their bitter pilgrimage, make heavy their steps, water their way with their tears, stain the white snow with the blood of their wounded feet! We ask it, in the spirit of love, of Him Who is the Source of Love, and Who is ever-faithful refuge and friend of all that are sore beset and seek His aid with humble and contrite hearts. Amen. "
"O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; help us to wring the hearts of their unoffending widows with unavailing grief; help us to turn them out roofless with their little children to wander unfriended the wastes of their desolated land in rags and hunger and thirst, sports of the sun flames of summer and the icy winds of winter, broken in spirit, worn with travail, imploring Thee for the refuge of the grave and denied it-for our sakes who adore Thee, Lord, blast their hopes, blight their lives, protract their bitter pilgrimage, make heavy their steps, water their way with their tears, stain the white snow with the blood of their wounded feet! We ask it, in the spirit of love, of Him Who is the Source of Love, and Who is ever-faithful refuge and friend of all that are sore beset and seek His aid with humble and contrite hearts. Amen. "
by the birds and trees May 14, 2007
Get the nationalism mug.Term meaning that the spirit of a certain country will help win a war or hard time currently being experienced by the particular country
by LC April 20, 2005
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- Cromwell20
"Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception."
- George Orwell
"Nationalism ... is like cheap alcohol. First it makes you drunk, then it makes you blind, then it kills you."
- Dan Fried, US Diplomat
- Cromwell20
"Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception."
- George Orwell
"Nationalism ... is like cheap alcohol. First it makes you drunk, then it makes you blind, then it kills you."
- Dan Fried, US Diplomat
by Cromwell20 June 11, 2009
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by bronxbomber653 June 26, 2006
Get the nationalism mug.An extremely dangerous philosophy exploited by misfit individuals with severe inferiority complexes to compensate for their shriveled-up genitalia. Currently competing with organized religion in the race to spread intolerance and progressively destroy the world.
by johnnylongprong April 3, 2009
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Someone: Why, and who cares?
Nationalist: Because, um, hey shut up or I'll hurt you.
Someone: Why, and who cares?
Nationalist: Because, um, hey shut up or I'll hurt you.
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