Overthrow

 Translated from: https://de.cba.media/683061 So, let's revisit the tiresome topic of nationalism – nationalism understood first and foremost as an individual, subjective feeling of belonging to a community, based on characteristics that certainly vary nowadays; but these are, in any case, contributed by the adherents of nationalism. Let's also start with the assertion that nationalism and patriotism are the same attitude towards one's beloved fatherland. "Patriotism" generally expresses a positive, approving stance towards this attitude, while "nationalism" conveys a negative or at least problematic one. Nationalism is often interpreted as an excessive form, as an excess of an otherwise desirable love of one's country, which by no means necessarily has to lead to the devaluation of other fatherlands – and that doesn't quite hold water. The argument for this lies in looking at the complexities of international relations and the question of how th...