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Patriotism vs. Nationalism
Posted by Lev/Christopher on November 27, 2009 at 5:47am in United States Group
“If a person is decent and a pro-government American patriot, he or she is not intelligent. If a person is intelligent and a pro-government American patriot, he or she is not decent. And if a person is decent and intelligent, he or she is not a pro-government American patriot.”
- William Blum, Killing Hope (1995)
After an article I wrote some time ago titled, “What’s Wrong with Patriotism,” it was brought to my attention, by the voluminous feedback I received, that people not only agreed with my thesis; but also, took the argument a step further. A distinction was made between patriotism and nationalism. They are very similar in nature but quite different as well. First of all being a patriot requires serious, analytical, rational thought. A nationalist, on the other hand, throws off the cloak of thought and wraps himself in a brightly-colored flag. He lets someone else do his thinking for him, always destined to be a follower of the leader du jour. A patriot will always question the “leader du jour” before he engages an enemy. A patriot does not charge blindly into battle without having become convinced that the cause for battle is a righteous, principled stand.
“Patriotism: a loyalty to the principals that ones nation [was] founded on. Nationalism: a loyalty to a particular government.”
-Chris Snyder, Cosby, Tennessee
http://www.libertyforall.net/
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