> Those states had strong national cultures but an internationalist foreign policy outlook.
Are you using the past tense for a reason? And don't forget trade, the lack of passports or border controls in the EU, etc.
> Most European countries are ethnic national states with one dominant culture.
Don't forget Spain, Italy, and I'm sure we can come up with many more. Clearly they all have participated in the EU for decades, as well as many other international groupings.
> There are Different flavors of nationalism, but I don’t think you can lump them all as isolationist
It depends on how you define it; I was using the (implied, as I understood it) definition in the parent of my comment. If we define nationalism as 'roots for the Olympic team', then we are talking about something completely different.
Are you using the past tense for a reason? And don't forget trade, the lack of passports or border controls in the EU, etc.
> Most European countries are ethnic national states with one dominant culture.
Don't forget Spain, Italy, and I'm sure we can come up with many more. Clearly they all have participated in the EU for decades, as well as many other international groupings.
> There are Different flavors of nationalism, but I don’t think you can lump them all as isolationist
It depends on how you define it; I was using the (implied, as I understood it) definition in the parent of my comment. If we define nationalism as 'roots for the Olympic team', then we are talking about something completely different.