It can be alright if you think your nation's value are worth preserving. E.g. it is Patriotic to defend your country against a fascit invader that wants to remove your nation's self-determination.

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't think you need to be patriotic to want to defend your country from fascist invaders. That's a purely practical consideration if nothing else.

[–] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

You can welcome an invasion as a liberation force if no patriotism is involved. Like the eastern front did in WW2 until they realized Nazis were more about creating Lebensraum.

[–] Louisoix@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Trying to explain the exact same thing to my parents. Challenge: impossible.

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Same here. We gotta aim for the younger generations.