Nationalism In The Olympics

The Rio Olympics brought many states together to gather people of different nations to compete in athletic events to show the skills, power, and strength from the different athletes. It was a time frame where the nations were able to represent their nations and to be able to have this time to show their pride and hard work through their people (Barone, Michael). Yet does this innocuous show of the Olympic events truly show all the characteristics and actions that come out from nationalistic people? My answer is no. I would first like to clarify and explain the concept of nationalism to explain my reasoning in the next paragraphs. Nationalism is when an individual or group of individuals feel a shared sense of identity, pride, and loyalty to their nation. (Saglam, Gulcan). With that, I believe that these factors that can determine whether nationalism contributes to global security. I must state that I believe that nationalism is mainly a cause for starting conflicts and wars among states. In the following paragraphs I will explain my
Since many people who have nationalism have great pride for their nation, many times nationalistic people feel their nation is superior over other nations (Saglam, Gulcan). This superior feeling can lead nations to colonize other states to convert the government and people of the colonized state to accept the ways of life and beliefs of the nation state conquering them. An example of nationalism being used to conquer a nation-state is the example of when the British colonized India. The British wanted to rule over India to get good from India. When the British started taking over India, they forced India to trade the majority of their spices, raw materials, and other goods to only Britain. The British additionally tried to change some values of the Indian people by trying to convert them to Christianity (Kaur,