Is the nationalist a diagnosis?

The ideas of "freedom, equality and brotherhood", alas, although officially recorded in various program documents of international organizations and constitutions, nevertheless did not become a belief for all people. Probably never will - such is human nature. People tend to be or at least consider themselves better than others. Rivalry is laid in our genes. Sadly, but without other reasons to "be better", people start using wealth, race, sex or age to assert their superiority. A nationalist is a person convinced of the greater, predominant value of one people compared to the rest. It is not necessary to relate this concept only to fascist Germany. Alas, a nationalist is a person with a certain system of beliefs and values, regardless of his political affiliation.

It would be a mistake to consider these people as patriots. Love for one's country does not at all imply hatred or contempt for everyone else. Unlike a patriot, a nationalist is someone who is preoccupied not so much with the good of "his own" as by the expulsion and punishment of "strangers". In the beliefs of such a person there is a polarity. His nation is assessed unambiguously positively, all the rest are negative. They are attributed to non-existent shortcomings, sins, is attributed to the very fact of a different color of eyes or hair, of a different family name and origin. Let us recall the sad experience of totalitarian States. When the idea is born that one nation is an enemy, and it is necessary to eradicate it, or that a people can control others and subordinate it from their will. That's when the deepest tragedies arise. People become cruel and ruthless towards their neighbors. Under the "national sign" all the previous conflicts, problems and disputes are summarized.

At present, civilized states condemn the policy of hatred. A nationalist is a supporter of the idea of the superiority of one people and the need to exterminate another. No matter how beautiful the slogans are, these people are covered up, their essence is inhuman. It can be safely asserted that such chauvinistic ideas more quickly and efficiently take root among the poorly educated population. Because people who do not have a deep knowledge of history, geography, ethnography are much easier to suggest that all their problems are caused by the presence of a "foreign element". Recall how during the Second World War, Ukrainian nationalists staged a massacre of civilians (for example, in Volhynia). Or Jewish pogroms and anti-Semitism in Russia and Europe. Alas, nationalism raises its head even now. European states take all possible measures to eradicate and level out any ideas that fuel Enmity and hatred. From time immemorial Russia has been a multinational state. The richness of its culture is precisely due to the heritage of different peoples. And therefore, it is impossible to allow Russian nationalists to direct their efforts to suppress or expel the representatives of other peoples. It is wise to think and implement a policy of peace and harmony. It is impossible to resist the global trends of internationalization and globalization. Consequently, the only solution to the complex problems and conflicts in this area is to train and promote tolerance and good neighborliness. In addition, it must be remembered that in the field of international relations , the principle of "how to call, and responds". And if we do not want the Russian minority to be oppressed and in a humiliated situation in other states, we ourselves must not allow this attitude to other peoples either. Nationalism is a disease that can grow into Nazism, if only political conditions are created. And since in our time and without this there is no stability, we can not allow the epidemic to spread.