Ultranationalism ???

[Red Future]

What exactly defines this ? ive heard it referred to on Lithuania and the former eastern block in general but what defines it from traditional nationalism

[Savage]

There was another thread like this, Fascism was regarded as 'ultra-nationalist' unanimously, i doubt that Lithuania and the former Eastern Block qualify (by the way, me calling myself 'Ultra-Internationalist' is basically a joke at stupid political terms).

[Robocommie]

I think the Wikipedia definition is pretty good.




Ultranationalism is a form of nationalism that expresses intense support for one's nation, and is often characterized by authoritarianism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarianism). It can lead to reduction or stoppage of immigration, expulsion, oppression, demagoguery, emotional aspects, talk of presumed real or imagined enemies, threat to survival, crack-down, limit of trade through tariffs, tight control over businesses and production, militarism, populism and propaganda. Ultranationalism has the potential to lead to conflict within a state, as well as between states, and in its extreme form leads to war (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War), secession (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secession) or, in the case of enthnocentrist ultranationalism, genocide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide).[36] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultranationalism#cite_note-35)[37] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultranationalism#cite_note-Connor_1994p29-36)

Fascism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism) is a form of palingenetic ultranationalism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palingenetic_ultranationalism)[38] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultranationalism#cite_note-Griffin_1994-37), which promotes "class collaboration (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_collaboration)" (as opposed to class war), a totalitarian state, and irredentism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irredentism) or expansionism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expansionism) to unify and allow the growth of a nation. Fascists sometimes promote ethnic or cultural nationalism. Fascism stresses the subservience of the individual to the state, and the need to absolute and unquestioned loyalty to a strong ruler.

[Property Is Robbery]

It can lead to reduction or stoppage of immigration, expulsion, oppression, demagoguery, emotional aspects, talk of presumed real or imagined enemies, threat to survival, crack-down, limit of trade through tariffs, tight control over businesses and production, militarism, populism and propaganda. Ultranationalism has the potential to lead to conflict within a state, as well as between states, and in its extreme form leads to war (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War), secession (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secession) or, in the case of enthnocentrist ultranationalism, genocide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide).[36] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultranationalism#cite_note-35)[37] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultranationalism#cite_note-Connor_1994p29-36)

A lot of this sounds like the United States

[Robocommie]

A lot of this sounds like the United States

Yeah, there's always been that tendency in the US. Reference Nativism, the Know Nothings, the later Klan, Minutemen, the Tea Party, etc.

[Tablo]

There certainly are some ultranationalist currents in the US, but most people are still resisting it.