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Opinion: Let's go easy on the nationalism

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53% Informative

Ash Ronnell : President Trump ’s tariff threats and “ 51st state” remarks have sparked a rise in Canadian nationalism.

He says the Canadian flag is, unfortunately, becoming synonymous with a middle finger instead of standing for something better to aspire to.

Nationalism is a double-edged sword: It can provide a meaningful sense of identity to communities that might have a hard time understanding what they have in common.

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65

Informative language

66

Neutral language

60

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

44

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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