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Originally Posted by unsunghero
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I think it’s easy for leftists to make the argument that nationalism = deliberately ignoring all other county’s problems forever
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Nationalism = deliberately fucking over other countries in order to further America’s interests
While I do not doubt both of these happen to some degree, it is possible to put one’s home country first without being a complete sociopath about it IMO
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na·tion·al·ism
/ˈnaSH(ə)nəˌlizəm/
noun - identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations
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that's not nationalism you're describing, that's patriotism
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pa·tri·ot·ism
/ˈpātrēəˌtizəm/
noun - the quality of being patriotic; devotion to and vigorous support for one's country.
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two different words, bud