11-06-2018, 08:25 PM
(11-06-2018, 08:16 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Except racism also clearly carries with it a dislike or hatred of those outside your race. While nationalism certainly carries the idea of one's nation to be superior to others it does not include a hatred, or even dislike, of other nations. As hatred towards others is so paramount to the idea of racism, as it's the very first definition of the word, it is absolutely a poor comparison. For it to be a direct comparison there must be continuity of belief, there is no such continuity in your comparison. One can believe one's culture superior without believing all others are garbage or that they must be denigrated or disliked.
I'll make a direct comparison, you can loathe the nation of Saudi Arabia and not loathe the people that comprise it.
Is it really that paramount? That isn't a part of the definition at all from Webster's, which is where you retrieved the definition of nationalism. I'm still holding that min eis a direct comparison as hatred/dislike is not necessary for racism. The key component of racism is the belief of superiority.
Addition: It's also not a part of any definition I've ever seen of racism from a reputable source. Speaking from the social sciences, racism absolutely does not require dislike or hatred.
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