Nationalism?

"So, the proponents of nationalism calling for us to abandon the European Union, and human rights, must understand that the consequences are a divided, and unstable, society which is ineffective at addressing global problems." Recent correspondent in Yorks Post.
I despair - I really do! How on earth is wanting to withdraw from a corrupt millstone-round-your-neck organisation a declaration of nationalism?
Ukip, for one, has always spoken with a world economic view rather than with a narrow EU one.
Some people ignore facts and only see what they choose to see!