It is a worthwhile project to examine, detail, and prove the leftist nature of nationalism, its core aspects, its history, and the effect it has played in history. This article will be about the beginning of nationalism and on exactly which group created it. It seeks to demonstrate that there is no such thing as leftist nationalism since all nationalism is leftist by nature.Origins of NationalismIn the modern political context, many associate racial or ethnic nationalism with the “right wing” as opposed to the cosmopolitanism, internationalism and universalism of the “left.” This, however, is very much mistaken, as racial and ethnic nationalism can only be considered “right wing” if in the context of being the “right wing” of the Left—much like how neoliberals and neoconservatives are

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