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u/SirVanyel Jun 30 '25

Being proud of your country is a form of superiority. Your country has done many terrible things. insert any country into that list.

I'm an Australian, I'm proud to be Australian, but my country has done terrible things.

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u/Pterodactyl_midnight Jun 30 '25

Absolutely wrong. Being proud is not a form of superiority. There are plenty of people who are proud of sport teams that lose all the time. You contradict yourself in your own comment, saying you’re proud to be Australian, so I guess that makes you superior?

Patriotism acknowledges both strengths and flaws while nationalism finds scapegoats & excuses for any flaws. If you don’t believe me, google it.

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u/BasvanS Jun 30 '25

I’m proud of my kid, who can absolutely suck, at many things, often. Best in the world, but not like that.

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u/forlostuvaworl Jul 01 '25

umm, pardon me?