essay: "to what extent can nationalism be seen as inclusive?"

intro:

• outline nationalism

• define inclusive

• nation: established and forms its identity by those born within it

• briefly outline all points

• end with answer to question

P1 (agree): aspects such as ethnicity and culture which someone can only become a part of after many years, can make nationalism very exclusive » these aspects act almost as list of conditions that must be met before one can be considered to be of that nation

• difficult for a nation’s culture to just become one’s own, esp if they haven’t grown up completely submerged in that culture eg second-gen immigrants

• ethnicity is biological and thus cannot be altered » racialism

• herder: volkgeist, cultural nationalism = culture can’t just be picked up, importance of patriotism

• ”As long as we keep our native language on our tongue, we will penetrate so much more deeply the distinctiveness of each language.”

P2 (disagree): whoever decides to pledge allegiance to a nation and work towards it thriving is welcome » future is more important than shared history = inclusive

• civic nationalism (society knowt), rousseau:

• maurras: integral nationalism = one is able to simply submerge themselves in a nation, nation before oneself, individuals should be expected to be devoted to the nation n unquestioningly loyal

• however also can test aspects such as language familiarity n national characteristics » still exclusive at its core

P3 (agree): protectionism: resources, military, etc should be focused on protecting and supplying those who had originally occupied a land, as it is rightfully theirs

• nativism

• cost to benefit from that country eg trade barriers, high immigration control

• anti-globalisation

conclusion:

• briefly re-outline all arguments

• reassert answer