Patriotism: What is it ?

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Patriotism: What is it ?

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05-06-2014, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by kerry

I'd say there's a difference between love of place and patriotism. Patriotism in the age of nation states is the process of taking our natural tribal affiliations and transforming them into a commitment to a state bureaucracy.

By that argument, Washington, Bolivar, Cromwell, Mandela, and Ho Chi Minh were not patriots.

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