nationalism always a force for bad

[dimpy.handa]

Nationalism empowers political movements that lead to excess, corruption and violence. Leadership regimes that are politically and economically corrupt

 

[swatiraohnlu]

Nationalism is inherently divisive because it highlights perceived differences between people, emphasizing an individual's identification with their own nation. The idea is also potentially oppressive because it submerges individual identity within a national whole, and gives elites or political leaders potential opportunities to manipulate or control the masses.