I.e free trade with outsiders isn't nationalistic

i dont think nationalism has to be isolationist

protective maybe

That's what I'm getting at

Protectionism is more nationalistic than total free trade with other nations

i get ya

The opposition to globalisation is that one would like the country to turn internal completely and cut it's ties with the world

globalisation isn't the act of attempting to make good relationships with other countries

it appears to be a push towards global rule

the opposition of that isn't a muddy topic

and is wholly appropriate for someone who doesn't believe that a single government above all is a fantastic idea

You can have good relations with anyone without having massive economic ties to them

And having free movement of labour

And sharing military and technological secrets

exactly

That's what I'm for

i agree that the uk and the us special relationship should be maintained

I dont really think so

and we should align ourselves with them and their mil in terms of opsec etc

that's fair if you don't

i find that our relationship with the us isn't something like our relationship with the europeans

Yes because we share blood with them

But

as the americans and us share common heritage, language and ideas

America has been opposed to britain being a hegemon

And we are in a sense a satellite state

We already are a hegemon in the sense that we are thought leaders

we don't need to enact force

America was heavily involved with britain losing its Empire - Britons should remember this

the former collonies all look back to us

this is an interesting perspective

It was part of American foreign policy

i'm sure it was

It was even considering war in the 1930s to invade Canada

we also did a lot of things to the us in the past

I know

And I'm glad we did

i don't think america is built against the uk

I do think that we've had our conflicts

as all families do

It's whole reason for existing was against Britain