The Critical Difference Between Nationalism and Patriotism

April 24, 2017

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Why is nationalism bad? Because it means something very specific. Perhaps Charles de Gualle said it best:

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
--- Charles de Gaulle

"We don't need nationalism. We need common sense. We need the idea that sovereignty does matter. That borders do matter. That's not nationalism," Glenn said Monday on radio.

Listen to this segment from The Glenn Beck Program:

GLENN: Let's go quickly to Christian in Ohio. Hello, Christian. You're on the Glenn Beck Program.

CALLER: Hi, Mr. Beck. Thank you so much for having me on. My question is, real quickly, I know nationalism was the cause of World War I and World War II, but don't we need nationalism now in Europe to save Europe, save the Western society from Islamic terrorism?

GLENN: No, we need common sense.

STU: I feel like the beginning of that little throwaway disclaimer, that it started World War I and World War II is worth focusing on for a moment.

GLENN: Yeah, we don't need nationalism. We need common sense. We need the idea that sovereignty does matter. That borders do matter. That's not nationalism. That's not nationalism.

CALLER: Isn't that part of nationalism though? Don't we need someone big enough to get -- to hold people together to bring it together?

GLENN: See, this is again -- again, you can't take a term that is well-defined and just make it -- Milquetoast it out and make it what you want it to be. So I understand what you're saying, that you want to believe in your strong country, you want to believe that -- in the borders and everything else. And I'm saying to you, yes, that is a return to common sense, but nationalism is something very, very different. Nationalism -- as de Gaulle said, nationalism -- patriotism is a love for the people of your country and your country. Nationalism is a hatred of everything else.

And that's what's happening in Europe. Le Pen is focusing on much more on, we hate these things. We got to get rid of these things, instead of saying, we are -- France, we're strong France. And we need a return to common sense. We've made a lot of mistakes.

And it may sound very, very similar, but it depends on the background of the person who is saying it. That's why it's so easy for countries to slip into nationalism. Hitler was the best at doing it. He used the right language, and everybody was like, "Oh, well, he's a Christian just like me. He just wants a strong Germany." No. No, he didn't. Be careful. Nationalism means something very specific.

POLL: What did YOU think about the 2nd GOP presidential debate?

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Wednesday was a big night for the Republican presidential candidates during the second GOP debate... OR WAS IT?

Glenn wasn't impressed with the debate. In fact, he went as far as to say it was the worst Presidential debate BY FAR he had ever seen for THIS reason: NO ONE discussed the major issues that Americans are actually facing.

Inflation has doubled Americans' grocery bills. Gas is nearing a historic record of $100/barrel. We have DOUBLED our national deficit. Bidenomics and the globalists' green agenda pose an existential threat to core American industries while we continue to fund the Ukrainian people's pensions and small businesses. It is as if our government has forgotten the American people.

It is as if our government has forgotten the American people.

Do YOU think the candidates hit the mark during the second GOP debate? Do you support Trump's decision to skip two debates in a row? Let us know in the poll below!

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THESE 6 institutions have reinstated COVID-era mask mandates

COVID is back! Or that is what we’re being told anyway...

A recent spike in COVID cases has triggered the left's alarm bells, and the following institutions have begun to reinstate COVID-era mandates. You might want to avoid them if you enjoy breathing freely...

Do YOU think institutions should bring back COVID-era mandates if cases increase? Let us know your thoughts HERE.

Morris Brown College

Both of Upstate Medical's hospitals in Syracuse, New York

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Auburn Community Hospital, New York

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United Health Services in New York

Kaiser Permanente in California

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Get THE DOCUMENTS for the 'Parental Advisory' Glenn TV special

There was a time when both the Left and the Right agreed that parents have the final say in raising their children... Not anymore.

In the People's Republic of California, the STATE, not parents, will determine whether children should undergo transgender treatments. The California state legislature just passed a law that will require judges in child custody cases to consider whether parents support a child’s gender transition. According to the law, the state now thinks total affirmation is an integral part of a child’s “health, safety, and welfare.”

We are inching closer to a dystopia where the state, not the parents, have ultimate rights over their children, a history that people from former Soviet nations would feign repeating.

Glenn dove into the law AND MORE in this episode titled, "Parental Advisory: The EXPLICIT plot to control YOUR kids." To get all the research that went into this episode AND information on how YOU can fight back, enter your email address below:

If you didn't catch Wednesday night's Glenn TV special, be sure to check it out HERE!

The Biden admin has let in MORE illegal aliens than the populations of THESE 15 states

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There are currently an estimated 16.8 MILLION illegal aliens residing in the United States as of June 2023, according to the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). This number is already 1.3 million higher than FAIR's January 2022 estimate of 15.5 million and a 2.3 million increase from its end-of-2020 estimate. Even Democrats like New York City's Mayor Adams Mayor Adams are waking up to what Conservatives have been warning for years: we are in a border CRISIS.

However, this isn't the same border crisis that Republicans were warning about back in 2010. In the first two years of the Biden administration alone, the illegal alien population increased by 16 PERCENT nationwide, imposing a whopping net cost of $150.6 BILLION PER YEAR on American taxpayers. That is nearly DOUBLE the total amount that the Biden administration has sent to Ukraine.

This isn't the same border crisis that Republicans were warning about back in 2010.

These large numbers often make it difficult to conceptualize the sheer impact of illegal immigration on the United States. To put it in perspective, we have listed ALL 15 states and the District of Colombia that have smaller populations than the 2.3 MILLION illegal immigrants, who have entered the U.S. under the Biden administration. That is more than the entire populations of Wyoming, Vermont, and South Dakota COMBINED—and the American taxpayers have to pay the price.

Here are all 16 states/districts that have FEWER people than the illegal immigrants who have entered the U.S. under the Biden administration.