On average, humans are selfish, yet value loyalty. That gets a lot of people into a lot of trouble.

The hurricane doesn't know the nationality of the people who live on the shore it devastates.

The epidemic doesn't check itself at national borders.

The starving stomach doesn't know where the rice was grown.

The ocean currents don't care where the trash gets deposited.

We are all pink on the inside.

I was over nationalism at age 15.

Anything that splits people into "Us" and "Them" is dangerous because human nature works on the basis that it is OK to treat "Them" in ways that it is totally unacceptable to treat "Us". The measure of a persons morality is how small "Us" is. If everybody is "Us" then you can't feel morally justified in treating people other than as you would be treated yourself. Doesn't mean you won't do it but at least you will be aware that it is pragmatism not the natural order.

Yes it is.

I think it's just as dangerous if not more dangerous. The world is becoming smaller in a sense.im disgusted with Trump and his America first blather. I always felt the u.s. thinks it's number one and the greatest country in world, but Its far far from it. We can learn much from other countries. In trumps America, we have to lower and bully all others to give trumsters the feeling of superiority they so desperately seek.

yes. when I think of nationalism I think of what herr trump is trying to do to the US now. MAGA is like America is the center of the world-no other countries matter anymore-alliance? what's that? His ignorance on international affairs is astounding. Nationalism is trying to make us a white christian country by reinventing immigration laws, visa bans on Muslim countries and building an assanine wall. No nationalism is more dangerous. trump is a piece of shit.

Yes, it is dangerous because religions and gods are always used in the so called 'nationalism' movements as are racism, sexism and other forms of prejudice.

Yes it can be . There are ppl out there who top the scales and can be overboard with belonging to where they were born. Then again there are some who have a right to protect their cultural land of over zealous individuals who think they have a right to destroy or change their environment they are not taking into consideration any cultural values of the ppl of the land. Which really boils down to lack of respect and internal gain.

Aggressive nationalism is a scourge of mankind. But, nationalism, in the sense of people identifying with the principles and processes of a nation, can be healthy. This form of nationalism breaks the bonds of tribalism and lessensethnic hatreds.

A concept that can be used constructively and destructively. Can be used to unfairly discriminate against people and more. Therefore a dangerous construct which interestingly can be made seemingly benign through cognitive ease.

I’d say it’s often sparked by ‘religion and god (beliefs).’ Yes, quite dangerous. It’s not that nations shouldn’t have borders, or pride in their achievements, but when they begin walling themselves off from the world, either physically or metaphorically, they create an ‘us against them’ mentality that never ends well… It’s often the rallying cry of a deranged despot ... Gee, any come to mind..?

even if in my heart there is only one... In my brain there are two nationalities. I have learned to carry them equal with all pride and pain that may be. I don't wish pain or harm to any. If I have to decide I will make a decision then... the man is his and his circumstances.

Couple religion and nationalism together, and you get a cocktail ten-times more potent than each individually.

humans are dangerous

Yes.