Crimea’s ‘return home’ shows love for motherland, says Putin

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10. I think the point was that liberals/progressives/socialists can be (but often are not) nationalistic

while the far-right is united by nationalism.

There are certainly nationalists on the left but there are also internationalists, e.g. FDR and the European left, who believe in multilateral cooperation and lowering national barriers/sovereignty for the sake of a regional/global good.

The far-right seems much more wedded to a nationalism based on race/ethnicity/language/religion (leading to their "us vs them" mentality) with little concern for any greater good. They seem to despise the UN, the EU and most other international institutions because they infringe on national sovereignty.