Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 10 months agoThe ‘We Are Canadian’ Video Is Serving Nationalism with a Twistthetyee.caexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-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 · 10 months agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squareJerkface (any/all)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 months 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 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.