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Originally Posted by Letum
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.
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Especially when it arrives at the degree that questioning your country's direction or leadership may inspire others to deem you "unpatriotic," or even in alliance with your country's enemies. Fill in the blanks with examples from issues in the contemporary West.