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Saying that the US won the the war might give the wrong idea since Canada (and at the time britain) also claim to have won it. Add to that the fact that many historians claim that there were no winner on either side and it might be better to say that the unitedstaters *felt* that they had won the war of 1812.-- Marc pasquin 16:58, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
The very existence of this article is a problem, in my view. But if we're going to have this article, it needs to include a lengthy discussion of patriotism. (Indeed, the article on patriotism should be merged into this one, or vice versa.) I think the best solution, though, is to eliminate this article altogether. -- Cultural Freedom talk 2006-06-24 10:25 (UTC)
A well-researched well-written article on American Nationalism, in which the author argues that Nationalism and Patriotism are essentially the same thing, can be found in the Foreign Policy journal(register for free to view). The author goes on to outline what he considers to be the central tenets and paradoxes within nationalism in the United States. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Clare od ( talk • contribs) 13:53, 3 December 2006 (UTC). Clare od 13:54, 3 December 2006 (UTC)Clare
{ http://www.Dictionary.com} gives 7 descriptions of nationalism:
The same source, however, gives just one definition for patriotism:
Although some of the definitions might allow for similar usage, clearly, nationalism also denotes more. Note the "excessive patriotism, chauvinism" definition or definition #5 which seems to indicate taking the interests of one's own nation above all others. To use an anology, the love of my children does not necessarilly imply distain for other children. It would seem necessary to have two different words for these positions.
Discussing nationalism in America is certainly a legitimate topic. But to redirect it from patriotism and claiming they are actually identical terms seems to deny the use of the terms in English. One can be patriotic without be nationalistic and, perhaps, even the other way around. These must be two different topics. 74.93.87.210 14:40, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
Sure, the US is universally considered a "nation-state" in the commonly-used sense of "modern highly-organized state in the international system", but it's very unusual to consider the country a nation-state in the classical European sense; i.e. a state strongly identified with a particular ethnic group.-- Pharos 09:57, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
This article has an astounding lack of sources and references. It also has a POV problem and doesn't separate established fact from theory and opinion. It is just original research. "Words such as "freedom" and "homeland" became commonplace in everyday conversation" , oh brother. Contralya ( talk) 10:49, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
Seconded. I think that if this article isn't drastically overhauled, it should be deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.26.66.185 ( talk) 07:34, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
I also agree. Radical overhaul or delete it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.91.26.13 ( talk) 23:31, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
I disagree. Keep it. Jonas Liljeström ( talk) 15:09, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
The deletion discussion did not reach a consensus, so I removed all NPOV issues and many unverified claims. The article is significantly shorter, and still needs to be rewritten. I have removed the neutrality dispute template. If anyone feels there is still a problem, retag the artical and post your reasons here.-- Abusing ( talk) 04:43, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
Do I have the wrong definition of "americentrism" in my head, or is this article totally on the wrong track from the get-go? I will do some research before I say more.... and I could be wrong in my thinking already..... but I thought "americentrism" was a somewhat negative label, dealing with overzealous national ego, nearsighted world view....that sort of thing.
I'm a citizen of the US myself, so don't hit me if I sound rude! I AM going to research this subject before I say more..... itinerant_tuna ( talk) 05:26, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
OK, now I am understanding it better....
I clicked on a wiki-internal-link to read about 'americentrism' and I was REDIRECTED to 'Nationalism in the United States.' I didn't pay any attention whatsoever to the fact that I had been redirected.
BUT seriously - aren't they two TOTALLY different subjects - even OPPOSITES? Discuss?
itinerant_tuna ( talk) 05:30, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
Why does that term redirect to an article primarily about how Americans view themselves? We certainly wouldn't redirect anglophile to English nationalism. -- MichiganCharms ( talk) 09:28, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
In an article that discusses the nationalist strain of American history and contemporary society, it
seems a bit off-topic to have a section dedicated to favorable views of the United States within
other countries.
My understanding is that in discussing any aspect of a nation-state, it is assumed that the "nation"
component (from which "nationalism" gets its name) consists of the people and territory that form the
social and physical/geographic basis of the country, and the "state" consists of the various
governmental institutions that regulate and direct political and public life and conduct foreign
relations. As a citizen of a country other than the United States is by definition not a member of
the American national community, it would seem as though favorable views of the United States held by
citizens of a foreign country would be more properly described as "Americophilia" or some equivalent
term. If one is not a member of the nation that the specific form of nationalism being discussed
refers to, then they cannot properly be described as a nationalist for the nation in question, and so
the inclusion of views of the US from abroad in an article about American nationalism would
improperly blur the lines between the mutually exclusive categories of in-group veneration of one's
own group and out-group admiration of one aspect or another of a society of which one is not a part.
I would scrap this section entirely, but I won't if I'm of a minority viewpoint here. Feedback would
be appreciated one way or the other, so that I can gauge others' interpretations before I do anything
about it. --
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The following line is contained in the Trump Presidency section. ″
″During the Trump era, commonly identified American nationalist political commentators include Ann Coulter,[38] Alex Jones,[39] Laura Ingraham,[38] Michael Savage,[40] Tucker Carlson[41] and Mike Cernovich.[42]″
Is Alex Jones actually a political commentator? Surely, he is infamous, but does his name belong next to the others in the list? The cited article doesn't reffer to him as political commentator but a "far-right conspiracy theorist".
Does the list actually belong in the article at all ?
-- 2603:3024:1820:500:0:0:0:DFEF ( talk) 03:31, 5 November 2018 (UTC)Berkeley Reader
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Pro-American. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. BDD ( talk) 20:38, 30 April 2019 (UTC)
Shouldn't there be a mention of the American teachers having students pledge their allegiance every school day? Wouldn't this sort of thing bring about the ideas of nationalism in youths? Tommy has a great username ( talk) 14:16, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
References
It's recited in schools across the US every day by students standing stiffly with their hands over their hearts
The second paragraph of this article is pretty weird. Why is Hans Kohn given the same level of importance as George Washington and the United State Congress? He's just some historian, not the literal founder or main political organ of the nation. See WP:FRINGE. Smefs ( talk) 03:44, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
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Saying that the US won the the war might give the wrong idea since Canada (and at the time britain) also claim to have won it. Add to that the fact that many historians claim that there were no winner on either side and it might be better to say that the unitedstaters *felt* that they had won the war of 1812.-- Marc pasquin 16:58, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
The very existence of this article is a problem, in my view. But if we're going to have this article, it needs to include a lengthy discussion of patriotism. (Indeed, the article on patriotism should be merged into this one, or vice versa.) I think the best solution, though, is to eliminate this article altogether. -- Cultural Freedom talk 2006-06-24 10:25 (UTC)
A well-researched well-written article on American Nationalism, in which the author argues that Nationalism and Patriotism are essentially the same thing, can be found in the Foreign Policy journal(register for free to view). The author goes on to outline what he considers to be the central tenets and paradoxes within nationalism in the United States. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Clare od ( talk • contribs) 13:53, 3 December 2006 (UTC). Clare od 13:54, 3 December 2006 (UTC)Clare
{ http://www.Dictionary.com} gives 7 descriptions of nationalism:
The same source, however, gives just one definition for patriotism:
Although some of the definitions might allow for similar usage, clearly, nationalism also denotes more. Note the "excessive patriotism, chauvinism" definition or definition #5 which seems to indicate taking the interests of one's own nation above all others. To use an anology, the love of my children does not necessarilly imply distain for other children. It would seem necessary to have two different words for these positions.
Discussing nationalism in America is certainly a legitimate topic. But to redirect it from patriotism and claiming they are actually identical terms seems to deny the use of the terms in English. One can be patriotic without be nationalistic and, perhaps, even the other way around. These must be two different topics. 74.93.87.210 14:40, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
Sure, the US is universally considered a "nation-state" in the commonly-used sense of "modern highly-organized state in the international system", but it's very unusual to consider the country a nation-state in the classical European sense; i.e. a state strongly identified with a particular ethnic group.-- Pharos 09:57, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
This article has an astounding lack of sources and references. It also has a POV problem and doesn't separate established fact from theory and opinion. It is just original research. "Words such as "freedom" and "homeland" became commonplace in everyday conversation" , oh brother. Contralya ( talk) 10:49, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
Seconded. I think that if this article isn't drastically overhauled, it should be deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.26.66.185 ( talk) 07:34, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
I also agree. Radical overhaul or delete it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.91.26.13 ( talk) 23:31, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
I disagree. Keep it. Jonas Liljeström ( talk) 15:09, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
The deletion discussion did not reach a consensus, so I removed all NPOV issues and many unverified claims. The article is significantly shorter, and still needs to be rewritten. I have removed the neutrality dispute template. If anyone feels there is still a problem, retag the artical and post your reasons here.-- Abusing ( talk) 04:43, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
Do I have the wrong definition of "americentrism" in my head, or is this article totally on the wrong track from the get-go? I will do some research before I say more.... and I could be wrong in my thinking already..... but I thought "americentrism" was a somewhat negative label, dealing with overzealous national ego, nearsighted world view....that sort of thing.
I'm a citizen of the US myself, so don't hit me if I sound rude! I AM going to research this subject before I say more..... itinerant_tuna ( talk) 05:26, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
OK, now I am understanding it better....
I clicked on a wiki-internal-link to read about 'americentrism' and I was REDIRECTED to 'Nationalism in the United States.' I didn't pay any attention whatsoever to the fact that I had been redirected.
BUT seriously - aren't they two TOTALLY different subjects - even OPPOSITES? Discuss?
itinerant_tuna ( talk) 05:30, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
Why does that term redirect to an article primarily about how Americans view themselves? We certainly wouldn't redirect anglophile to English nationalism. -- MichiganCharms ( talk) 09:28, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
In an article that discusses the nationalist strain of American history and contemporary society, it
seems a bit off-topic to have a section dedicated to favorable views of the United States within
other countries.
My understanding is that in discussing any aspect of a nation-state, it is assumed that the "nation"
component (from which "nationalism" gets its name) consists of the people and territory that form the
social and physical/geographic basis of the country, and the "state" consists of the various
governmental institutions that regulate and direct political and public life and conduct foreign
relations. As a citizen of a country other than the United States is by definition not a member of
the American national community, it would seem as though favorable views of the United States held by
citizens of a foreign country would be more properly described as "Americophilia" or some equivalent
term. If one is not a member of the nation that the specific form of nationalism being discussed
refers to, then they cannot properly be described as a nationalist for the nation in question, and so
the inclusion of views of the US from abroad in an article about American nationalism would
improperly blur the lines between the mutually exclusive categories of in-group veneration of one's
own group and out-group admiration of one aspect or another of a society of which one is not a part.
I would scrap this section entirely, but I won't if I'm of a minority viewpoint here. Feedback would
be appreciated one way or the other, so that I can gauge others' interpretations before I do anything
about it. --
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talk) 15:54, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
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She has clearly defined United States for America Nation, which I do not see in its proper entirety here.
All rights of non-prejudicial truth reserved,
Congregationalist Deacon John — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:3BF4:12A0:4C87:3CCD:FB90:BFF0 ( talk) 07:08, 19 December 2016 (UTC)
The following line is contained in the Trump Presidency section. ″
″During the Trump era, commonly identified American nationalist political commentators include Ann Coulter,[38] Alex Jones,[39] Laura Ingraham,[38] Michael Savage,[40] Tucker Carlson[41] and Mike Cernovich.[42]″
Is Alex Jones actually a political commentator? Surely, he is infamous, but does his name belong next to the others in the list? The cited article doesn't reffer to him as political commentator but a "far-right conspiracy theorist".
Does the list actually belong in the article at all ?
-- 2603:3024:1820:500:0:0:0:DFEF ( talk) 03:31, 5 November 2018 (UTC)Berkeley Reader
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Pro-American. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. BDD ( talk) 20:38, 30 April 2019 (UTC)
Shouldn't there be a mention of the American teachers having students pledge their allegiance every school day? Wouldn't this sort of thing bring about the ideas of nationalism in youths? Tommy has a great username ( talk) 14:16, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
References
It's recited in schools across the US every day by students standing stiffly with their hands over their hearts
The second paragraph of this article is pretty weird. Why is Hans Kohn given the same level of importance as George Washington and the United State Congress? He's just some historian, not the literal founder or main political organ of the nation. See WP:FRINGE. Smefs ( talk) 03:44, 1 March 2024 (UTC)