Nationalism or loving your country isn’t just about throwing romans or at the top of your lungs; it’s also about how we manage our collective financial resources. Imagine if countries bragged about their economic decisions like we do about sports victories. “Oh, your country has a balanced budget? Cute. We just figured out how to fund healthcare and still have enough left over to oppress the opposition, who wish to subjugate our families and neighbors to degeneracy.”
It’s all about finding the a shared identity, even if it’s just pride in being the nation that never runs out of resources or maintaining a standard quality of life for the founding stock of a nation.
