Nationalism is very important towards a person's self pride towards the country they live in. Nationalism is the base on which a country stands for and how strong the country is as a whole. With this in mind do people go over board and express this sense of pride to an extent, which it can be dangerous. Or then again is there not enough nationalism to keep countries together like Canada. .
You cannot let a group of people encourage Nationalism to start a war. This is may lead to problems that Napoleon had. Opposition to Napoleon also grew among the conquered and allied peoples of Europe, who were developing a sense of nationalism. They resented paying taxes, and they disliked sending soldiers to his armies. They wanted to restore their own governments, customs and traditions.
Nationalism can create tension and the need for revenge like the French felt towards Germany after the French were defeated in the Franco-Prussian War. This tension and revenge will only lead to problems like, rebellions in the streets, also assassination of presidents. With Quebec trying to separate, this is weakening the country economically, socially, and politically. This is showing how weak Canada really is in response to there strength as a country. .
Nationalism is good in a way, but one cannot have too much of it. Some countries may think they can control the world, with there forces. Their strong feelings of nationalism are not the good for their country. When a war comes about it is because of the feelings of a country. Trying to keep the country strong is hard enough, trying to keep the world at peace is even harder.