I've been observing people with different political opinions for a long time now, and it seems to me that nationalism, as opposed to other political ideologies, makes you a healthier, noble and more moral person.

I look down the streets and see young and happy kids carrying around Australian flags, mingling among the elderly and doing everything they can to make their community a better place. What does Nationalism give that other political ideologies don't? -Pride and passion. These kids are above all, NORMAL, and easy to communicate with.

On on the other side of the coin, we have multiculturalist supporters, anarchists, communists and socialists.

Take for example the way a communist, anarchist or left-wing person acts...



Since they have a sense that there's no such thing as countries... there's no such thing as the traditional family unit...  have no need to be patriotic... think the rest of the world is wrong and they're the only ones right... think religion should be abolished... etc etc etc...  they have no respect for authority nor their elders. They protest against everything and make themselves societies outcasts.

A nationalist however, feels it's his/her place to make his/her community a better place to live and strive to do so in a lawful, constructive way.

So do you think I have a point? Does being a nationalist make you a healthier, better person? Or can communists, multiculturalists and socialists fit into their society as much as nationalists do?

I think you are using some circular reasoning here. Flag waving, talking to your elders, ease of communication etc are poor proxy measures of health, nobility or morals. You also appear to be creating a false dichotomy.

http://www.ozpolitic.com/articles/logical-fallacies.html

Good points DT.  But it would be awful if we ended up like the US with their nationalistic attitude.  They will blindly follow their President's ideology, not because they understand what he's saying or doing, but because they believe no matter what he says he's right.

It is sad though that we can no longer look on Australia as we used to.  When I'm in Sydney - it's spot the aussie, particularly around Sydney Central.  You have to fight your way through thousands of Asians.  I know they've brought some diversity with them, but to me they are here to exploit us with their cheap, shoddy imports and their total disregard of animal rights in the food and products they sell.  

Sydney is packed like a sardine can now and is filthy and seems to have lost the quality of life it used to have.  As more and more guest workers, illegal and legal immigrants flood Australia, australians as we know them seem to be disappearing in the crowd.  

We are certainly an industrial nation now and it doesn't matter who comes here as long as they have something to flog they're welcome.  Humanity and the  environment is no longer of importance to our increasing multicultural society.  Our cities are just becoming one big writhing mass of desperation.

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Thats it!

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Dont i know it!


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Certainly does!..... if not worse.

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Here Here.

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Ive heard exactly the same thing. they are so dissapointed when they arrive.... ''its just like the country i just left''.

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Its close.

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Yep. Japan will ALWAYS be Japanese.

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What are you trying to say, freediver? Sometimes you write so cryptic that I can't understand the point you're trying to make.

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Please Explain.


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Yeah sure, with binoculars- in Arnhem land!

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They dont come here to see Abo's exclusively.
Most are interested in koala's and the sydney harbour bridge and to see the worlds largest monolith.

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You've got to be kidding me, freediver.