Why do we still have nationalism?

sparkling sea wrote: »

In a 3 year period we didn'nt have race riots - we didn't accept people in any kind of a useful way up until the mid 1990's that leaves up in the gutter compared to any of our neighbours.
The majority of these people were people we actually needed to boost our economy - roles needed to be filled to keep our economy buyont- it was economics that allowed for this policy in alot of cases and international law in a smaller number of cases.

Using an example of a very bad policy implemented by one country which we didn't implement, to make us look better, speaks volumes concerning our record. It doesn't make us look better

We needed migrant workers to bouy the economy in the same way that we needed loose standards concerning bank loans and low property taxation?

Gesterbiete are not a terribly good idea in general - a little unfair on the foreign workers who are plumbed for all their worth, unfair on citizens if their isn't enough work available (or a specific type of work for a specific type of citizen to be more precise) and a very bad idea if the migrant workers end up staying permanently (which, depending on legal barriers, is a natural conclusion).

The reason why most of our neighbours have a fairly shocking record concerning how well they get on with immigrant communities is that most of our neighbours have a shocking record of having immigrant communities integrate with the mores and cultures of their own societies.

we have nationalism because it's convenient for our rulers to have it

if the proles are always at each other's throats for being different then they will never unite and demand their fair share of resources from the rich