New Poll from @LucidTalk / @BelTel- TUV with significant surge- Alliance trend of polling in late teens continues - Sinn Féin largest party as DUP dropsSF 24% (-3.9)DUP 19% (-9.1)AP 18% (+8.9)SDLP 13% (+1.1)UUP 12% (-0.9)TUV 10% (+7.4)GP 2% (-0.3)PBP 1% (-0.8)— Daithí McKay (@daithimckay) February 1, 2021
Nationalism means a bunch of different things. Nationalism often means "we want to be a nation". For instance the PKK, PYD etc are Kurdish nationalists, Palestinian nationalists are resisting colonization by Israel and usually want a one state solution under a nation called Palestine, etc. In the context of Ireland, what the nationalists want is reunification after they were taken over by the English. So that's a specific kind of nationalism that is not "bad". There is also Irish nationalism that is of the "bad" kind you have in mind but that's another issue.
Nationalism was also an important component of many liberal democratic revolutions as well as some emancipatory movements during the 19th century which are seen as positive by marxists because they overtook the old feudal order, monarchism, or colonialism.
Nationalism means a bunch of different things. Nationalism often means "we want to be a nation". For instance the PKK, PYD etc are Kurdish nationalists, Palestinian nationalists are resisting colonization by Israel and usually want a one state solution under a nation called Palestine, etc. In the context of Ireland, what the nationalists want is reunification after they were taken over by the English. So that's a specific kind of nationalism that is not "bad". There is also Irish nationalism that is of the "bad" kind you have in mind but that's another issue.
Nationalism was also an important component of many liberal democratic revolutions as well as some emancipatory movements during the 19th century which are seen as positive by marxists because they overtook the old feudal order, monarchism, or colonialism.