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.

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• squaresinger@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Bread and games to distract from actual problems. To create loyalty for things that don’t deserve loyalty and to push tribalism and “us-vs-them”.

  No, patriotism isn’t harmless fun.

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It can be good and it can be bad

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• Taalnazi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Nationalism is a cancer that has caused millions of deaths. Fuck that.

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    “How dare I enjoy the celebrations”

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    • Taalnazi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Having a grill != a Holocaust / Gaza genocide / trans genocide.

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