NEO-NATIONALISM’S
PREMISES & CONTENTIONS/ Strong nation can thrive & grow amid
globalization
Erle Frayne D. Argonza
The nation can continue
to exist, even become strengthened, while it sails deep into the middle of the
ocean of globalization. The two are not necessarily contradictory. Nationhood
can continuously be pursued, patriotism can move ahead while paddling astride
the powerful waves of globalization. For as earlier stated, globalization holds
the promise of growth through the vast opportunities it has opened. Nations
must strive to concur cooperation with other nations to extend the scope and
limits of the opportunities, while at the same time build internal
opportunities to further optimize inducements for investments.
Just recently, our entrepreneurs
and professionals made waves through the international awards they respectively
received, such as Tan Caktiong (top entrepreneur) and F. Palafox (the only
ASEAN architect to make it to the world’s Top 200 architects), signifying the
high level of competitiveness our compatriots are capable of
achieving. Such sterling achievements surely inspire us to continue to
strengthen nationhood and to forge new areas of cooperation and growth-inducing
endeavors. While forces exist that work to tear the nation asunder, forces are
likewise growing that lead to the nation’s strengthening. We should all work
hard to make sure that the latter forces prevail, while neutralizing and
diminishing the potencies of those forces that destroy nationhood.
[From: Erle Frayne D.
Argonza, “New Nationalism: Grandeur and Glory at Work!”. August 2004. For the Office of External Affairs –
Political Cabinet Cluster, Office of the President, Malacaňan Palace.]
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