cods wrote on Nov 12
th, 2018 at 12:56pm:
I do not see a lot of difference between Nationalism and Patriotism to be honest those who take everything to extreme will always do so no matter what your spout..
I like the bit about Frances
Values... lol does that include... surrender......
There is a great difference. Patriotism is the love on one's country in face of adversity and danger. To resist enemy of state, and not give in to the principal that we hold.
We build our society on fairness, and equality regardless of gender, race or sexual orientation. Our governance is democracy, with separation of religion and state.
After the Bourke street attack, there are some of people here, want to retaliate through some form of mob justice, they also want to send the families of the perpertrators back even though they may well be Australian citizens and innocent.
And anyone who disagree with that, they call them traitors. And they justify their own opinion as 'patriotism.'. Some even take quotes from bibles and Koran!
In reality is that instead of being brave, to hold on to the basic principals of human right and natural justices - things that our forefathers had fought and died for. They just give everything up to the terrorist's goal. That is not patriotism.
the quality of being patriotic; vigorous support for one's country.
the definition looks pretty much the same to me......
you and Macron are talking about extremism.....
and nothing but nothing will ever stop people who go too far....
and every country has them......