Nationalism is Essential to Liberalism

As you have said you are living in the U.S so this puts you in a position to say that we do not have out help other countries, and should instead only concentrate on perfecting on our own, but no country no matter how much you try can ever be perfect, because "Being human, we need each other. That's why we need each other. To encourage each other when we lose heart. Some may lead; others may follow; but none of us can go it alone." (Hillary Clinton) This is being selfish, not putting one's self first after all " A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbours." (Richard Whately). Syria is facing a major crisis, right now and it too like U.S was once a beautiful and flourishing country, but they are facing difficulties, and that could easily happen to the Us as well, and if that were to happen not just Syria but other countries as well would also remember how the Us treated Syria when they needed help, and how they only concentrated on themselves. Then the U.S will realize how they had treated those who needed their help, and why people are not helping them now. Furthermore please do let me ask you these questions based on your statement above for round one: You say that " an Islamic Liberal from Iran will surely disagree on many points with a Western Secular Liberal.", although you are not completely wrong as everyone does have their own way of thinking, this does not mean that any or every Islamic liberal from Iran will disagree with many point of a Western liberal,so my question to you is what makes you think that just because a person is from a particular place that they will surely disagree with the majority of what a Western liberal has to say? This statement of yours pushes those from Iran who follow and practice Islam in a very particular group, which is inexcusable as everyone one does not have the same mindset or the way of thinking, just because they are from a certain nationality. Also you say this statement based on a comedy website "Cracked .com" and use the information that you have found from this website as an example for you argument. As well as mentioning the Qur'an, have you ever read the Qur'an? And if you have not how can take the name of the Qur'an in your argument and use it as part of your example, how can you trust that a comedy website is quoting the correct thing from the Qur'an? In the same paragraph you also say "that it conforms to both guaranteeing Liberty and stays within the confines of an Islamic Society. The Western Secular Liberal would find this practice to be appalling, and it would never gain favor in Nations like the United States, France, or the UK.", but this is not matter of nationalism as it does not have to do with your nationality, it has to do with your religion and the reason that Iran would do this is to keep the LGBT community within the bounds of Islam, but in places such as United States, France and the UK, the main religion is Christianity. And there is a huge difference between nationality, which would be where you are from, your culture and your religion, what you practice. We together are a global nation, and we cannot turn our backs on those who need us around the globe, that does not mean that we do nit look after our own selves, it simply means that we need to not only work on bettering our own selves, but also to be humane and help those who need it the most, because fate is a very fickle thing and it can change sides at any given time, and while we are thinking that we are superior by ignoring those who need us, we do not realize that all we are doing is digging our own grave, for tomorrow. And we are already abandoning and exploiting our fellow humans, is that what being a nationalist is?