Thales@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoRepublican Pridesh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1647arrow-down142
arrow-up1605arrow-down1imageRepublican Pridesh.itjust.worksThales@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up64arrow-down2·2 months agoThey’re not patriots, they’re nationalists. “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” — Mark Twain
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down18·2 months agoThey’re the same thing.
minus-squaresartalon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·2 months agoNo, they absolutely are not. For example. Zohran Mamdani is a god damn patriot
minus-squareBaguette@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·2 months agoPatriotism is acknowledging the flaws of your country and showing love for your country by trying to improve things Nationalism is about blind loyalty to your country and thinking your country can’t do no wrong
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down7·2 months agoNo one should ever love a country, it’s the same thing mate.
They’re not patriots, they’re nationalists.
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” — Mark Twain
They’re the same thing.
No, they absolutely are not.
For example. Zohran Mamdani is a god damn patriot
Patriotism is acknowledging the flaws of your country and showing love for your country by trying to improve things
Nationalism is about blind loyalty to your country and thinking your country can’t do no wrong
No one should ever love a country, it’s the same thing mate.
I agree wholeheartedly.