>>2658389there's actually a lot wrong with nationalism
nationlist Japan was a shit hole
Japan that focuses more on itself than "saving face" is suddenly the best country in the world.
Natioanlism gets you stuck in a "us vs them" attitude that only benefits the people around you that are richer than you.
Why do you think Xi is pushing all this nationalism? It's not "to protect china from falling to the west," falling to the west is a good thing, compared to what happened to those that fell to communism. He's getting read for the famines as a result of China's expansionism, and will make sure the people blame the west for starving instead of Xi for forcing the wests hand.
