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Originally Posted by c.dric  isn't it so that most countries have been formed by federating smaller entities that were once fiercely independent ?
i find it perfectly 'natural' to fight and even die for your loved ones but i think nationalism, patriotism and even religions are tools to put artificial walls between people and get them to fight and die for someone else's benefit.
i'm convinced that the less nationalist & patriotic we are the better we will fare as a society. |
Your last sentence doesn't make much sense.
I'm patriotic and committed to my country because my country has been good to me in terms of protecting my freedom, opportunity, etc. When I went to Iraq, Afghanistan, and all the other shit holes it wasn't for someone else, it was ultimately for my own self-interest.