ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Golus nationalism

Okay kiddo, so you know how sometimes people move to different places because they want to find better jobs or because it's not safe where they are? Well, when a big group of people from one place moves to another place, they might start to feel really connected to each other and their old home. They might start celebrating their old traditions and speaking their old language. This is called nationalism, when people feel really proud and connected to their own country or culture.

Now, imagine if a whole bunch of people from one place were forced to move to a new place, and they didn't want to leave. They might still feel very proud of their old culture and traditions, and they might start to feel angry or sad about being forced to leave. This is called golus nationalism, when people who were forced to leave their homeland still have strong feelings of pride and identity about where they came from.

So, golus nationalism is kind of like regular nationalism, but it's specific to people who had to leave their home and now live somewhere else. They still feel a strong connection to their old identity, even though they might not be able to go back to their old home. Does that make sense, kiddo?