Not necessarily. Problem is when patriotism is not defined positively through your countries achievments and striving for self improvement, but through negativity to other people.
The US patriotism evidently revolves around the latter, so does most patriotism i have witnessed in European countries. I cant speak for so many other countries as i havent visited them enough.
Saleh@feddit.org 1 year ago
Not necessarily. Problem is when patriotism is not defined positively through your countries achievments and striving for self improvement, but through negativity to other people.
The US patriotism evidently revolves around the latter, so does most patriotism i have witnessed in European countries. I cant speak for so many other countries as i havent visited them enough.
CXORA@aussie.zone 1 year ago
So do any countries exhibit what you call positive patriotism, or is this purely a theoretical objection?
Saleh@feddit.org 1 year ago
Countries as a whole? That is difficult to say. Typically you won’t here much from such countries, as they don’t enforce themselves on others.