NATIONALISM VS.

INTERNATIONALISM

Nationalism value has been taught to us since in the primary education level, and nationalism is main
reason why a state can be independence, because without it in our people how come state is being a
state? That is also what make nationalism important. But then again how about internationalism? In this
21st century Internationalism is commonly for the people worldwide. When lot of cases happen in
another part of world and because of globalization era any information can be found very fast and easy,
when the state cannot survive alone then forming alliances, when the states built United Nations (UN) to
maintain international matter like International Law, and built international organization such as World
Health Organization (WHO) for welfare,

So what is actually Nationalism and Internationalism? Which one more important?

Nationalism is ism or belief that tried to protect the sovereignty of a state, those people that held this nationalism
are called nationalist. Nationalist will more concerned about issues that can break the sovereignty of the state even
small issue. State cannot survive without nationalism belief in their people, mostly nationalism is appear because
of common goal in people like Indonesia that being colonialize by Dutch and then the Soekarno and his allies
struggle to get independence and that independence must have common goal like to increase welfare of people in
Indonesia or to freed people from Dutch colonialize to be a free nations and later became a nation named
Indonesia. Issues for nationalism is has many form, for example in Indonesia has many cultures but those cultures is
in danger state when globalization arise and make people more interested in western cultures, so as the nationalist
they must defend their culture from another country influence.

In simplest way, nationalist can also being referred as good citizen that not only paid the tax but also involving in
developing the nations, for example wearing helmet is very important for the motorcycle rider, even in their norm
or belief wearing helmet is not necessary but if the state law said that wearing helmet is important so the good
citizen should wear helmet when riding motorcycle.
 Now we are talking about
internationalism, just like nationalism that to act as nationalist is to be good citizen in their own country,
internationalism also make people even state to behave well in international environment, what make those two
different is nationalism have their own limit or border because nation has boundaries like law , etc.
Internationalism is unlimited, why? The basis of internationalism is very abstract, it can be based on major
influence such as western country, that is because of the internationalism is new term, it is rise after 2nd World
War, so that is why this internationalism still debateable.

Between Nationalism and Internationalism

The relations between Nationalism and Internationalism is have positive side and also negative side, the positive
side is when there are incapable state to handle a problem alone, internationalism will aid this state with giving
help directly or indirectly, for example natural disaster like Tsunami in Aceh on 2004, many countries giving hand to
giving support like financial for the victims even go directly to help evacuation for the victim to the safer place,
another example on 2010 when the most tremendous earthquake strike Haiti, many European country giving aid
for Haiti and also many musician make song and the fund that collected from the song is donated to the victims.

The negative side that involving nationalism and internationalism is when a state encounter with
international issues, and at that time also we worked at international instance such as World Wide Fund for Nature
(WWF) at that time investigate the forest burning at Riau, Indonesia that disturbing another country like Singapore,
Malaysia, etc. and it is proven on violating nature norms we as the citizen of Indonesia will have to choose
nationalism or internationalism.

Nationalism or Internationalism?

We cannot denied that nationalism and internationalism are needing each other to exist, but it is also
caused pros and cons that still debateable until nowadays, as the good citizen we must have nationalism to protect
our country sovereignty but then internationalism is also important as nationalism because of we already being
part of international society, with globalization also this internationalism take part to help each other countries like
Aceh Tsunami and Haiti Earthquake. So which one is more important? Is nationalism? Or Internationalism?