Nationalism by Claro M.

Recto
Distinct - Different from something
Vicissitudes - a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or
unpleasant.
Enshrined - idea that ensures it will be protected or respected. (Syn.: set down)
Precept - a general rule, principle, guide to regulate behavior or thought.
Partisan - a strong supporter of a cause or party. Member of an armed group to fight.
Vigilant - being careful for possible danger.
Qualifying - denoting someone o something that qualifies for something.
Dilute - make something weaker by value or content.
Emasculating - make something or someone weaker or less effective.
Intimate - close, familiar, personal.
Tenet - a belief of a main principle of philosophy.
Sovereignity - supreme power or authority. State to govern itself (dominion, supremacy).
Naive - something or someone showing lack of experience or wisdom. Innocent.
Preserving - mainting or retain something its original condition or state.
Militant - aggressive support of a political or social cause with extreme or violent methods.
Militancy - the use of violent methods to support a social cause.
Forging - to produce or create a relationship or new conditions.
Connotes - suggest an idea or feeling in addition to a primary meaning.
Perseverance - determination in doing something despite its difficulty to achieve.
Consubstantial - essence
Coeval - having the same age or date of origin.
Perceived - become aware or conscious of something. To come to realize and understand.
Imperial- relates to an empire.
Eradicated - to destroy; put an end
Constructively - a way that is intended to have a beneficial or useful purpose.
Chauvinistic - excessive support for one's cause or group. Aggressive feeling. Belief that you
are blinded.
Broad - wide
Expedient - convenient but possibly immoral.
Blatant - bad behavior done unashamedly.
Defects - fault, lack or imperfection.
Magnified - make something appear larger. Enhance, increase, praise.
Stagnation - state of not moving. Lack of growth or activity.
Mellow - matured or soften by age or experience. Make something smooth or relaxing.
Appraisal - rating someone or something.
Fortifying - to strengthen someone mentally. Provide a place with defensive works as a
protection against attack.
Clear-sighted - thinking clearly and sensibly.
Desist - hold back or keep away from something.
Prejudice - opinion that is not base on reason or actual experience. Harm that results from
an action. To harm something or to be biased. Favoring or disliking something without a
good reason.
Sympathy- feeling of pity and sadness for someone.
Ramparted - defensive or protective barrier.
Enlighted - to give understanding to something,
Patronize - treat something kindly or helpful but has a feeling of superiority. Give
encouragement.
Exclusion - excluding or banning from something.
Inimical - to cause harm. Unfriendly or hostile.
Constitute - to be add or a part of a whole.

Detract - reduce the worth or value of an achievement

Overrun - invade something
Imperialist - someone that supports extending a country's power through military force.
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Paragrpah 182: Basic components of nationalism
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1. The growing and deepening awareness that we are unique people with own charäcter and
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(what makes us unique is our own experience we have gone through as a nation)
2. A firm belief or support in the genius or power of our race. (This can only be acquired
through understanding of struggles and accomplishments of history).
• Filipino cannot call himself a nationalist unless he is one with his people's history and has
understood in his heart the precepts and examples of our heroes and martyrs. We must be
knowledgable of our past before we can have the love of our country.
• P3: Nationalism as the love and devotion to all that is ours, to all that is of this land which
was the land of our forefathers.
• P485: We cannot compare nationalism and patrionism for we will reduce the true meaning
of it.
• Today's nationalist (which are us) are fortunate because we are profiting from the heroism
and sacrifice of the people in the past with the help of their nationalist spirit.
Pinapakinabangan at nag-eenjoy na tayo
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sa bunga ng history natin.
said fo ationalism is nourished through history. To know the past is have unity and
understanding with Sanshq,intentions and thoughts of our heroes in the past. Kapag
naiintindihan natin mabuti ang perspective
at emotions ng mga heroes natin, duon nag-aalab ang nationalism.
• Tolstudy our own history is a duty, an inescapable one, and a necessity for we can have
oneness with the ideas of the people of the past for the future of the country that we are
savoring today.
• P7: Battle cry sets uplifting and motivation to people. A battle cry is not an emotion or naive
longing but a determination to mature and make changes in different fields. This maturity
may be understood in its refusal to accept illusion for reality. Ang longing kasi nagho-hope
lang tayo kumbaga nagnanais pero walang ginagawa. That is not the purpose the battle cry
but determination or motivation to act.
• P8: Nationalism is an enemy of colonialism.
Colonialism - policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another
country.
Pananakop.
• Nations like Indonesia and Philippines are rallying with their nationalistic spirit to be freed
from the history of colonialism and attain independence. We must have this nationalist spirit
to stand up from the struggle from history of colonialism. To have nationalism against
colonialism means we have a heating desire and love for our own country that we have the
eagerness to remove the remains of the countries poss that manipulated us from before.
Connected sila in a way na we need nationalism kung ayaw natin ng
and
colonialism, so both of them are relevant to each other. To fight against colonialism ay
kailangan ng pagmamahal and awareness sa bayan, dahil kung wala, ayos lang sa atin na
sakupin at pakielaman tavo ng ibang bansa.
• For the independence of countries such as ours cannot be complete until the last traces of
colonialism have been eradicated.
• P9: Extreme Nationalism is shallow view that INTENTIONALLY refuses criticism and only
accepts good points. Extreme Nationalism can result of lack of development or slow
development. in the positive note, nationalism is a calm and soft view for our country
(weakness, strengths). Hindi tumatanggap ng feedback or negatives ang nationallsm sa
ibang bansa but only praises, pero ang bright side nito ay calm Fudgement kasi puro
positive lang inihahandle neto. Kumbaga kalmado lang to kasi puro magaganda lang naman
ang nifo-focus at walang negative.

Where it is not so strong and therefore needs reinforcement; where it is weak and therefore
needs fortifying. Puro positive ang nationalism but kung sila mismo ang nakakapansin ng
weaknesses and strengths, they will fortify and reinforce; not settling parin.
• Nationalism accepts praise and criticism from our own people but not from people outside
the country according to Churchill's definition.
• Winston Churchill was an inspirational statesman, writer, orator and leader who led Britain
to victory in the Second World War.
• Opposite of extreme nationalism is Inter-nationalism which accepts the views of people
from the country and people outside the country. It is a generous and wide concept. It does
not accept belief without strong reasons and discrimination with the lack of understanding
and sympathy.
Internationalism ay pwede paring magfocus sa sariling bansa BUT hindi niya nililimit ang
sariing bansa.
Ang main idea ng internationalism ay cooperation para sa benefit ng lahat while sa
nationalism ay sarili para sa sarili.
• We can be chauvinistic when having nationalism. Kase sa sobrang pagmamahal or focus
natin sa ating bansa, nabubulag na tayo o hindi na tayo umiintindi sa criticism or weakness
natin na nagdadahilan ng hindi natin paglago. Sa nationalism dapat meron din tayong
pagtanggap kung gusto natin ng paglago.
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Chauvinistic is nabubulag kana dahil sa paniniwala mo. (main idea feda ka maying
chanarest kg r P10: Internationalism and extreme nationalism complements each other in
ideal circumstances.
Kumbaga connected parin sila sa isa't isa. Ang internationalism ay mas extended and
enlighted (mas may knowledge) from nationalism. So pagsinasabing magfocus sa economic,
political, social aspects ng bansa, that does not means nine-neglect natin yung mga views
ng katabi nating bansa but self-cultivation kumbaga self-care (?) para sa bansa. Ang
internationalism at nationalism ay parehong hindi unfriendly methods but developments to
produce values and world attitudes. Ang internationalism at nationalism ay complementary
but parehong para sa paglago. - co-exirHnu
• P11: It is evident that our brand of nationalism is different from that of our accusers. We
have no desire and we have never attempted to deny the national self-interest of other
peoples in their own countries. We merely want to defend our own, in our own territory. Ibig
sabihin ay maaaring iba ang pananaw ng ibang bansa sa ang pagkakaroon ng nationalism
sa atin. Baka isipin na selfish and ayaw natin makipaginteract sa kanila or hindi natin nire-
regard interest nila, but merely nagfofocus tayo sa ating territory to bear fruit and develop.
• We are nationalists but we can livein harmony with other nationalists. Kahit nakafocus ang
nationalist sa bansa nila, interaction between sa nationalists ay makakatulong makagawa ng
mga plano ng paglago nang hindi nagagalaw o napapakielaman ang interest or power ng
ibang bansa. AYUN ANG POSSIBLE ADVANTAGE BUT, kung ang nationalist are "bent" o
kumbaga baliko ang paniniwala sa nationalism, may tendency siyang pakielamin ang
interest ng bansa at nagreresulta ng imperialism. At kung ayun ang nagiging mindset, that is
not a true nationalist but ultra-nationalist who overruns other countries.
• "Ultra" is a Latin word which means beyond in space, as in the terms "plus ultra" and "non
plus ultra."
• An ultranationalist, therefore, is one who wants to be first not only in his own country.
Simply, ibig sabihin ay gusto na ng SUPERIORITY. An imperialist.

Here is the article I read to you in our class.

Nationalism vs. patriotism George F. Will’s statement [“Ukraine: A crisis that matters,” op-ed,
Feb. 20] that “nationalism is a necessary, although insufficient impulse sustaining liberty”
needs clarifying. Nationalism must be distinguished from patriotism. Patriotism is
fundamental to liberty because pride in one’s nation-state, and a willingness to defend it if
necessary, is the basis of national independence. Patriotism is the courage of national self-
determination. By contrast, nationalism is patriotism transformed into a sentiment of
superiority and aggression toward other countries. Nationalism is the poisonous idea that
one’s country is superior to somebody else’s. Nationalism is intrinsically a cause of war and
imperialism. In the Ukraine conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin is a nationalist
imperialist and the Kiev protesters are patriots. Ronald Tiersky, Amherst,Mass.