Nationalism
2026-04-16 21:17 UTC
Replies (11)
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@mouseirl@lemmy.ml 2026-04-16 21:26
wow, the original
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@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2026-04-16 21:42
teaches you to take pride in shit you’ve never done The better outcome. I’m more horrified by the fuckers who go out and do the war crimes, then come home and demand everyone else say “Thank You For Your Service”.
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@funkajunk@lemmy.world 2026-04-16 23:35
At first I read “British invaders”
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@_lunar@lemmy.ml 2026-04-17 02:04
so many americans and europeans on this site are literally this and they’re probably gonna upvote this anyway
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@benjirenji@slrpnk.net 2026-04-18 16:54
That’s why you should travel and learn other languages when you are young. You’ll learn a different perspective, culture, way of life and even if you don’t make it your own, it’ll be harder to see one superior to the other.
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@medem@lemmy.wtf 2026-04-18 09:06
Outside the more pragmatic and conceivable city-state, the very concept of nationality in the modern sense is pretty useless.
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@libre_warrior@lemmy.ml 2026-04-18 17:37
I like to relight nation towards root. That way it’s not about upholding the heart of walldoms.
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@Juice@midwest.social 2026-04-18 18:11
That quote is from Doug Stanhope
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@NostraDavid@programming.dev 2026-04-18 20:23
The origin of the word “nation” refers to the ethnicity (a folk, if you will) of the people that live in a land. No nation, no people. Example: The Roma, for example, are a nation without a country. Now, to take pride in a thing means to regard it as good, worthy, admirable. To take pride in one’s nation simply means to recognize the good, and to value, preserve, defend, and contribute to it. It means regarding one’s people, heritage, and public order as worthy of loyalty, care, and continuation. It does not require the claim that one’s nation is perfect, nor that it is superior to all others. Nationalism becomes problematic as soon as loyalty to one’s own people or country becomes more important than truth, justice, and proportion. I think that there is where the issue truly lies. TL;DR: There is nothing wrong in recognizing the good your nation does, and recognize that another nation may be incompatible with yours in certain parts is OK. “Abusus non tollit usum” - Cicero (I think?): “abuse does not cancel use”, or “misuse of something is no argument against its proper use”.
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@nonentity@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-18 21:13
National patriotism is a religion that worships dirt.
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@Pissed@lemmy.ml 2026-04-19 09:29
Except that guy didn’t come up with that comic, he stole the text from some one and did the drawing. Bit like Corey Doctrows whole entshitification schtick, also taken from some one else whom he refuses to credit.