Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 days agoThe ‘We Are Canadian’ Video Is Serving Nationalism with a Twistthetyee.caexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkThe ‘We Are Canadian’ Video Is Serving Nationalism with a Twistthetyee.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareJerkface (any/all)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-217 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 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.