Are Republicans now using the term nationalism as a good thing?

Asked by JLeslie (65411) November 12th, 2018 from iPhone

I’m not talking about white supremicists who basically are self admittedly white nationalists. I’m asking about the average Republican, or maybe that’s too broad, maybe it’s the average religious right Christian (so I’m not saying all Christians by any means). I’m wondering if some groups in America self identify as not racist, and who don’t want the country to be completely closed, if in their circles nationalism means something different than how the rest of America, and the world, define it.

I learned about these different definitions living in the Bible Belt. Evangelical Christians define “cult” differently than the dictionary, and so it is different than most of America. They call Mormons a cult, when for most Mormonism doesn’t fit cult quality. They use the word Submit differently than the rest of us. I’m sure there is more.

Not only am I wondering about how Americans are defining nationalism, but wondering if the word is being commonly used more now, and if maybe the people using it don’t realize what they are saying.