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Religious Nationalism is brainrot. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Patriotism is such a terrible thing in general.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It can be alright if you think your nation's value are worth preserving. E.g. it is Patriotic to defend your country against a fascit invader that wants to remove your nation's self-determination.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't think you need to be patriotic to want to defend your country from fascist invaders. That's a purely practical consideration if nothing else.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

You can welcome an invasion as a liberation force if no patriotism is involved. Like the eastern front did in WW2 until they realized Nazis were more about creating Lebensraum.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Trying to explain the exact same thing to my parents. Challenge: impossible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Same here. We gotta aim for the younger generations.