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hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 hours agopatriotism /pā′trē-ə-tĭz″əm/ noun
Love of and devotion to one’s country.
Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one’s country; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one’s country.
Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one’s compatriots; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one’s country.
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 18 hours ago
Improving your country IS serving it. Non Americans do it all the time, the act just isn’t associated with the word because the US has a media industry built to hijack the meaning of things. Don’t make me start talking all pro-social and hope pilled, I’m not that guy anymore.
FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Exactly. That’s kind of the difference between being patriotic and nationalistic.