Comment on If a country needs to employ state-sponsored patriotism, it's usually because there's nothing to be proud of about the country.

Resol@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

As a Moroccan, I can relate. We’re ranked as the most patriotic country in the world, but I honestly can’t see exactly why. Like, sure, we have cool cities and cool dishes, but we also have problems regarding the Healthcare and education sectors, tourist traps, immigration problems (both from outsiders living here and Moroccans living abroad), consistently terrible internet speeds, public sexual harassment on women, like how is this something to be proud of? And I haven’t even gotten into geopolitics, which is a whole can of worms that I’d rather keep unopened.

And you mean to tell me that WE are tasked with hosting the World Cup? That smells like a giant catastrophe waiting to happen.

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