Pros And Cons Of Ultranationalism

In this source, the perspective is ultranationalist. It portrays the idea that no matter what it takes, if a decision will benefit a country, it should be executed. Such dedication i plausible to an extent because although the success of a nation is important, there are some costs that have to be taken into consideration before complete action is enforced on the situation. These costs include humanitarian problems, environmental issues, and the violation of collective rights for Indigenous People. This perspective is important to analyze because it is natural for individuals to think about the pros of a situation before thinking about how it will affect other aspects related to these costs. However, this perspective is concerning because …show more content…
In evaluating this issue, it is clear that we should embrace national interest to an extent because there is always going to be a cost that will affect every decision, most relevant ones are humanitarian, environmental, and the right to self determination for collective …show more content…
During the Holocaust when Adolf Hitler held a dictatorship over Germany, Hitler enforced ethnic cleansing of the Jewish. As fear drove German citizens to dedicate themselves to Hitler, millions of Jews lost their lives which destroyed humanity in Europe. Hitler took national interest to a fascist level because he believed that his goal was so important and other costs did not matter. In order to complete this ultra nationalistic goal, Hitler was willing to do whatever it took to kill the Jews in order to ethnically cleanse them. Two strategies that helped Hitler successfully take action were the Nuremberg Laws, and the Nazi propaganda. The new laws that Hitler created included outlawing the jews from getting married to Germans, outlawing sexual intercourse between the two nationalities, and outlawing marriage between the Jews and Germans. The Nazi propaganda made Hitler so powerful because it promoted German happiness, unity and commitment towards their leader. This was a great way to motivate the Nazi’s to fight for him. This radical level of national interest was so extreme because Hitler did not care for the tragedy of humanitarianism that costed so many people their lives. The Holocaust should not have had so many deaths, which is why there has to be an extent when thinking complete national interest will be successful without the incorporation of self