what’s the difference between nationalism and patriotism?
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As a person from a country where “nationalism” is not a curse word, I’d say they are both very similar concepts. But, if you have to draw a distinction, patriotism is about love towards the country, while nationalism is about the nation which may be a part of the country or go across multiple countries. Or the contents of a country and nation may be the same, but you might be nationalist that hates the country (as the government) and want it all reinstated from zero.
Edit: it appears that most people on this thread consider nationalism to be about a nation’s supposed superiority over others. I think the correct term for that is **chauvinism** but that has lately been associated with gender chauvinism and **jingoism** has taken it’s place in describing this hateful sense of superiority over other nations.
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