Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 day agoThe ‘We Are Canadian’ Video Is Serving Nationalism with a Twistthetyee.caexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkThe ‘We Are Canadian’ Video Is Serving Nationalism with a Twistthetyee.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 day agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareSmuuthbrane@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 hours agoPatriotism is “yay us”, nationalism is “fuck everyone else”. This video is most definitely the first.
minus-squareJerkface (any/all)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-27 hours agoPatriotism is lying to yourself about yourself. Nationalism is lying to yourself about others. Both are done for the purpose of moral licensing; they give us permission to act badly.
Patriotism is “yay us”, nationalism is “fuck everyone else”. This video is most definitely the first.
Patriotism is lying to yourself about yourself. Nationalism is lying to yourself about others. Both are done for the purpose of moral licensing; they give us permission to act badly.