"Patriotism is racist: 'True patriotism' and 'good patriotism' are half-hearted attempts to launder xenophobia and ethnocentrism." An oldish article from Al-Jazeera. Interested to hear what people think and have to say about this one.

Please read the definition of patriotism that is pinned.

Yes language sucks. Patriotism can be multiple things, and it's almost like theres a sinister reason for it to be as confusing and ambiguous as possible.

Patriotism can be "My country is best no matter what, I live here and need to fight for here because this is where I am and I need to protect myself and values"

Patriotism can also be "Because I'm here, I should be spending my efforts where I can make change so that my country is better for it" and makes no comparison to other places.

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