I’ll say, I feel this. I love FOSS, and I love the BuyEuropean movement as well, but I’m also always scared this will turn nationalistic, which I’m not a big fan of…
You’re taking it too literally. I don’t know if nationalists tend to be anti-EU, though you’re right that a lot of them are, but I was using nationalistic there very loosely to refer to the negative aspects of nationalistic ideology as applied to Europe — and the EU, in particular.
That being said, it’s very easy to get hooked into a Buy European craze and then shift into Buy YourNation, which can quickly turn into “We’re better than everyone else and if you don’t think that you’re a traitor” and so on and so on…
Eh I just don’t see it… There are just too many ideological conflicts between being nationalist/myNation and being motivated in participating in the avoid USA movement in the first place.
The way I see it, they are direct opposite crowds.
For example, do you think Canadians are in danger of going full nationalist because they are avoiding usa products now because Trump wants to make them 51st state?
The way I see it, they are direct opposite crowds.
I think that’s very naïve, to be honest. Ideological conflicts? I think conservatism is hypocrisy, and nationalism is inherently contradicting and artificial. “No hate like Christian love” is a saying for a reason. Those “crowds,” as you put it — and by the way, it’s very easy for anyone to be roped in to any ideology, so I don’t think it’s really a kind of person that believes any given thing, more so a person that happened to have been exposed to this and that at some point or another — are hypocritical, contradicting, and malleable. Well, that’s my take, anyway.
For example, do you think Canadians are in danger of going full nationalist because they are avoiding usa products now because Trump wants to make them 51st state?
Yes!
If anything, it’s mostly a liberal movement.
Do you mean liberal as in American liberal, progressives? That does seem to be the case, for now. I’m not saying the movement is nationalist yet, I’m saying I think the rhetoric is a little iffy, and I’d rather avoid going down those routes!
I’ll say, I feel this. I love FOSS, and I love the BuyEuropean movement as well, but I’m also always scared this will turn nationalistic, which I’m not a big fan of…
How would that work though? Nationalistic people tend to be anti-EU, no?
You’re taking it too literally. I don’t know if nationalists tend to be anti-EU, though you’re right that a lot of them are, but I was using nationalistic there very loosely to refer to the negative aspects of nationalistic ideology as applied to Europe — and the EU, in particular.
That being said, it’s very easy to get hooked into a Buy European craze and then shift into Buy YourNation, which can quickly turn into “We’re better than everyone else and if you don’t think that you’re a traitor” and so on and so on…
Eh I just don’t see it… There are just too many ideological conflicts between being nationalist/myNation and being motivated in participating in the avoid USA movement in the first place. The way I see it, they are direct opposite crowds.
For example, do you think Canadians are in danger of going full nationalist because they are avoiding usa products now because Trump wants to make them 51st state?
If anything, it’s mostly a liberal movement.
I think that’s very naïve, to be honest. Ideological conflicts? I think conservatism is hypocrisy, and nationalism is inherently contradicting and artificial. “No hate like Christian love” is a saying for a reason. Those “crowds,” as you put it — and by the way, it’s very easy for anyone to be roped in to any ideology, so I don’t think it’s really a kind of person that believes any given thing, more so a person that happened to have been exposed to this and that at some point or another — are hypocritical, contradicting, and malleable. Well, that’s my take, anyway.
Yes!
Do you mean liberal as in American liberal, progressives? That does seem to be the case, for now. I’m not saying the movement is nationalist yet, I’m saying I think the rhetoric is a little iffy, and I’d rather avoid going down those routes!
Precisely my feelings. I hope it doesn’t turn out to in the negative way, but I’m afraid of some of the vitriol I’m seeing already