I just cannot help but think that patriotism in its current form is very archaic. To me, it either needs to be done away with as a whole, or simply instead of being relegated to a single piece-of-land, that it be expanded throughout the entirety of Earth. I do understand something like this is not easy to get people to agree to, but I do feel it is necessary for the sustainability of this planet.
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"Patriotism" has lost its actual meaning a long time ago. Today it is just used as a code-word for "racism/fascism/right-wing populist nationalism" by the far-right.
When you hear somebody say "patriotic" with a straight face I can almost guarantee you that they are among the most disgusting people on the planet.
@Yatsufusa totally this way. Humanity faces a bunch of problems we are supposed to work on together. Yet here we are, arguing which part of the globe is better and who is better at loving it...
CocoBanoboJojo
It's better for people to take pride in their communities, and a country is kind of a very large community, though that is more true for smaller countries and those that are more culturally distinct from their neighbours.
It's good having different cultures, so people should be proud of their own culture, their culture may or may not be tied to their national identity, but it usually is.
Jojo
A fair point, but one cannot deny that patriotism can definitely be taken to an extreme when war is carried out not for the sake of the innocent inhabitants of a land, but for the furthering of a corrupt agenda.