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Originally Posted by DeepIron
Patriotism covers such attitudes as: pride in its achievements and culture, the desire to preserve its character and the basis of the culture, and identification with other members of the nation.
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Patriotism is fine and good, but it so easily turns in to bias for your own country and people
and the belief that your country and/or people are superior to others.
Some particularly nasty historical figures have relied heavily on this kind of zealous nationalism and flag waving.
Pride in ones national achievements is great, but when it spills over to trying to stop
other people showing their pride other nations by tearing down their flags or into
open hostility to other nations; some thing is wrong.
There seams to be a very fine line between patriotism and jingoism in America.