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There is nothing wrong with nationalism as long as you are comfortable with constructing an identity based on a state-constructed conception of culture. I happen to have a problem with that. There has never been a time when culture has been a bounded by borders; almost all cultures play off of each other one way or another, and in a sense, there is a natural evolution in trends and behaviors. The caveat being that culture NEVER unfolds in a pre-determined way (i.e. there is no pre-industrial, industrial, post-industrial universal trend in the development of society). Thus, I think it's important to posit the concept of the nation in terms of the greater context of governance, with increasing forms of discipline being an enacted on the citizens.
The point being that nationalism is inextricably linked with the actions of the state. Resistance to the state is thus nipped in the bud, and or marginalized. It is a form of socialization which prizes allegiance to fabricated, bounded, conception of culture. Nationalism is the breeding ground for any idea which attempts to push that conception of culture as something unique and ultimately worth defending. Taken to the extreme this is a form of "racism", whether you like it or not.
So, in short, I'm not a nationalist and I think it's a bad thing.
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