Comment on Is anyone else not feeling that patriotic for July 4?

fodor@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• Saleh@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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.

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  • CXORA@aussie.zone ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    So do any countries exhibit what you call positive patriotism, or is this purely a theoretical objection?

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    • Saleh@feddit.org ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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.

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