more united than divided

• Themes

  • United on importance of collectivism
  • divided on nationalism being progressive or regressive
  • extent of self determination other states should be entitled to
• united

  All strands of nationalism united on the importance of collectivism/ the collective in the society and the state, as well as the romanticism associated with belonging to a state. The nation-state is extremely important, with a shared identity, values, political systems, languages etc. The needs of this nation-state/society come before the needs of the individual.
• UNITED PART 2

  • Maurras thought national identity was more important than the individual identities
  • believing in integral nationalism in which he believed individuals should submerge themselves in the nation
  • "a true nationalist places places his country above everything"