I get patriotism. That’s recognizing and appreciating the abstract principles a state is founded on, and occasionally making courageous choices to defend them. Nationalism though is a weird symbols-and-history emotional apohenia. Personalizing impersonal meta-institutions...
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Pride in the birth-accidental, involuntary, and/or innate traits of yourself and your group is related to nationalism. The former is justified, the latter is egoic delusion.
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