I am firmly in the Nationalist camp - I believe in the effectiveness and rightness of Nationalism as a philosophy and an ideology.
I even believe that Nationalism is Sacred.
I shall now quote something that many here may have already seen, but hope that some may comment on its tenets from the philosophical/ideological standpoint;
The Nationalist Catechism
1) Nations together include all humans.
1:a There is no human who does not belong to a nation.
2) No one can validly claim not to belong to a nation.
3) Nations are the natural units of humanity.
4) Everyone 'naturally' belongs to a nation [not only by choice].
5) Nations exist, therefore they should.
5:a Nations have a great historical continuity and should be continued.
5:b Because nations have shaped the lives of those who now live in them, they should continue to exist.
5:c Migrations may be restricted to preserve a pattern of location (residence) in nations.
5:d National cultures have value, therefore nations must exist to produce and preserve them.
6) Nations (peoples) have a monopoly of state formation.
6:a No entity which is not a nation (a Folk) may hold territory to form a state.
6:b No non-national entity may gain territory, for instance by discovery.
7) No (habitable) territory may be held by states other than nation states.
8) Nations are sacred.
8:a Nations have a status no other group or collectivity can have.
8:b Nations deserve supreme respect, beyond that for other groups.
9) Antiquity confers special status.
10) Nations may not be ended, singly or collectively.
10:a No process which ends nations is legitimate.
10:b A world order of nation states may not be terminated.
10:c Nations may not be eroded without an equivalent successor.
[from Nation Planet, by Paul Treanor]
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