If a country needs to overly emphasise an ideal, that's usually because that ideal doesn't apply in that country ("Land of the free", "Democratic people's republic of ...").

If a person needs to subscribe to patriotism, it's usually because they have never accomplished anything better in their life than being born in a specific place.

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[–] -5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

It could also be because people like it

Let me be patriotic in peace

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Nationalism is a cancer that has caused millions of deaths. Fuck that. They are tools used to distract from the fact that oligarchs steal everyone's wages and livehoods.

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