German_Nationalism

German Nationalism A People Who Know Who They Are Nationalism in Germany: those few words evoke many connotations depending on where you live and what your view of history is. Many people in the United States would view German nationalism as taboo because of the previous century of aggression and lust for power due to a strong sense of national identity. Hitler often called on the German public to sacrifice all for the cause of their great nation. But Hitler’s regime did not create German nationalism. He merely capitalized on an intrinsic cultural value of that society that still remains prevalent even to this day. The average German today has no thought of world domination and generally is apologetic for the atrocities committed in the name of nationalism. However, from a look at world news events, this value shines through as an important characteristic of the German culture. To clearly define this value, we will break it down into three main aspects and examine each of these. Nationalism can be broken down into pride, idealism, and assertiveness. First of all, let’s discuss pride. Pride is not unique to Germany. It is an german, nationalism, culture, germans, country, pride, people, germany, desire, idealism, wish, world, value, feel, strong, sense, patriotism, guiding, devotion, cohen, blood, being, become, pure, love, feeling, best, been, today, through, sports, race, one’s, nation, identity