Nationalism currently is an indoctrination in failed countries to legitimise the governmental rule and a tool used by politicians to gather support amongst frustrated populations . It ' s a racket , a way for people to be distracted from problems that plague their country , political system and economy . Ideology for people to redirected their angst against a collective of individuals as to not be aware of shortcomings of their governance and daily lives alike . That ' s why most nationalistic countries are also generally are the worst ones and nationalism increases with turmoil , most proud are ones that have nothing to be proud of in the first place . I used to be nationalistic because that ' s how your upbringing is here , they teach you to be one from day one , both socially and educationally .