Nationalism = Defeatism

[Heff]

President Trump has now come out and claimed he is a nationalist.

He said some people are globalists, wanting to improve the whole world, but he is a nationalist, prefering to focus on only the USA.

The problem with that is that the USA is part of the world.

When we improve the world, we improve the USA.

But, of course, if the task seems too daunting, then one might wish to bite off a little less to chew.

If you don't feel that you are up to the task of trying to improve the world, then maybe just improving one country in the world appears easier.

Kind of like admitting defeat on being able to improve the world.

Trump has thus admitted defeat. He has publicly proclaimed that he is inadequate to try to improve the world.

We need world leaders who are up to the task.

Nationalism is the same as Defeatism.

Standard disclaimer for troll thread thieves follows:

Strange logic, friend. As you stated, the US is a part of the world, and unless "the world" begins outside the borders of the US, in improving the country you are improving the world.

 

[PoliTalker]

Hello Heff,

Strange logic, friend. As you stated, the US is a part of the world, and unless "the world" begins outside the borders of the US, in improving the country you are improving the world.

A pretty astute point. But of course, if improving one's own nation comes at the expense of another nation then it's a wash.

 

[PoliTalker]

Simple Logic:

We live in the world, so let's make the world a better place to live in.