Blind nationalism is
extreme nationalism such as
Nazism
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,
Fascism
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and
chauvinism
Chauvinism ( ) is the unreasonable belief in the superiority or dominance of one's own group or people, who are seen as strong and virtuous, while others are considered weak, unworthy, or inferior. The ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'' describes it ...
. It is primarily a platform for familial
militarism
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, love of
personality cult
A cult of personality, or a cult of the leader, Mudde, Cas and Kaltwasser, Cristóbal Rovira (2017) ''Populism: A Very Short Introduction''. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 63. is the result of an effort which is made to create an ideali ...
s,
classism
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, pride for
national symbolism,
origin and founding myths, and Saints. It is similar to the disdain in
expansionist nationalism towards all foreign nations and outsiders. A noteworthy exception is many nationalists believe in peace through marriage between social groups. It is the nationalism "which does not allow the rational nature of the human mind to assert itself".
It was used to explain the totalitarian and authoritarian regimes in the
Interwar period
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, which eventually led to
World War II
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. The term is sometimes associated with
American expansionism
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.
Origin
The earliest known use of the phrase "blind nationalism" is in the 1908 book ''Racial Problems in Hungary'' by British historian
Robert William Seton-Watson:
Quotes
According to David Niose, former president of the American Humanist Association:
References
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