Will Nationalism Defeat Globalism in the Upcoming Years?
By: Dyedo Tikio
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Will Nationalism Defeat Globalism in the Upcoming Years?

Many national traditions and cultural heritage are created by people from other countries or even originated from other continents. Therefore, nationalists take pride in their nation due to global influence and interference. In my opinion, nationalism and globalism are deeply interconnected and interdependent: only by participating in globalization can nations realize their veritable strength and comparative advantages. Dyedo Tikio Dec 21, 2020·3 min read

With sound evidence, I affirm that while people take pride in their nationality, they are contemporaneously happy to be part of the world community. For years, according to statistics from the World Value Survey (WVS) 2010- 2014 that the author mentioned, more than 88.5% said that they were “very proud” or “quite proud” of their country. Still, out of the nearly 90,000 people surveyed, up to 71% agreed that “I am a citizen of the world”. Accordingly, being a patriot does not mean we have to denounce globalism. Similarly, the findings of WVS 2017–2020 seem to confirm that trend when the number of citizens who are satisfied with their country and the number of people tending to globalize are approximately equal, 87.1 % and 78%. Thus, nationalist sentiment and the global integration desire simultaneously coexist with a basic human need: the need to be part of a certain community.

The second reasoning is a misapprehension of the terms “nationalism” and “globalism”. Globalism and nationalism appear to be diametrically opposed (Walman, 2020). Nevertheless, globalization is not the cause of a nation’s weakening or domestic tension amplification. I firmly believe that only conservative groups of extremist ideologies can counter the positive impact of global activities in recent years (especially on issues of climate change, digital arms race control, medical research and development, potential and risk prediction of AI..) or deliberately ignore the role of the country in one’s life (in the aspect of family, ancestors, sovereignty, cultural traditions, customs, language..). International integration is a necessary approach that not only serves as an opportunity for countries to uphold their societal values, but also aims to solve the nation’s economic and political problems. For instance, U.S. automobile companies as part of NAFTA have relocated their firms to Mexico for cheaper labor costs (Mitchell, 2019), which has touted more jobs for Mexicans and reduced operating expenses for American businesses. As a result, today’s entrepreneurs cannot choose whether to be nationalist or globalist. Instead, to harness opportunities for maximizing the profit, they need to figure out how to be both at the same time.

Finally, some key hallmarks of national identity were created abroad and subsequently disseminated globally. To my way of thinking, a host of factors of countries representing their uniqueness have been imported due to globalization and interference, which points to an intimate correlation between nationalism and globalism as well as their coexistence. For example, Vietnamese’s vocabulary has been strongly influenced by Chinese while borrowing a considerable amount. of French words throughout past invasions. The alphabet of modern Vietnamese language (formerly Chu Nom) was not created by the Vietnamese people, but by two Portuguese monks using Latin characters to rewrite the phonetic transcription of Vietnamese language. The sacred Vietnamese language that their citizens are proud of includes the contribution of their own invaders and two foreigners from the other side of the continent. Therefore, national pride sometimes is the result of international interaction and interference, which are refined and preserved.

To conclude, the presentation mentioned the possibility of globalism and nationalism coexistence. The relationship of these two concepts seems to be symbiotic rather than contradictory. They are cohesive, complementary, and bring great benefits to both the nation itself and the world.