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The question is whether you feel nationalism and patriotism are good for humanity or if they are bad.
Here's a working definition for both: Nationalism is a belief, creed or political ideology that involves an individual identifying with, or becoming attached to, one's nation. Nationalism involves national identity, by contrast with the related construct of patriotism, which involves the social conditioning and personal behaviors that support a state's decisions and actions.
My opinion: neither serves any purpose except to rob us of the individualism that makes us unique human beings.
Here's a working definition for both: Nationalism is a belief, creed or political ideology that involves an individual identifying with, or becoming attached to, one's nation. Nationalism involves national identity, by contrast with the related construct of patriotism, which involves the social conditioning and personal behaviors that support a state's decisions and actions.
My opinion: neither serves any purpose except to rob us of the individualism that makes us unique human beings.