If you paid attention in history class, you learned over and over how humans have always lived in a global society with frequent migrations: the hunger people had for spices, silks, food and items from other countries has always been there, different languages have always influenced each other, there has always been a global economy and while country and borders may change frequently, the influence that different countries have on each other has always been present, and different groups have moved into new places.
To pretend that "globalization" is something new and something that threatens your country's sovereignty is disputed by at least 10,000 years of recent history.
Also, you can love your country and love experiencing food, music and customs from somewhere else. You can be proud of your country and acknowledge that another country does some things better. It is ignorant and misguided at best and arrogant and reckless at worst to think otherwise.
Once again, Donald Trump is wrong.
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