Anti-patriotism

Anti-patriotism

Anti-patriotism is the ideology that opposes patriotism; it usually refers to those with cosmopolitan views and is usually of an anti-nationalist nature as well. Normally, anti-patriotism stems from the belief that patriotism is wrong since it forces people born in a country, whether they like it or not, regardless of their individuality, to love the country or sacrifice themselves for it; consequently, people who oppose patriotism may oppose its authoritarianism, while others may believe that patriotism leads to war because of geopolitical disputes so it may be viewed from a pacifist or anti-militarist point of view. Usually, this term is used in a pejorative way by those who defend patriotism or nationalism, and terms such as cosmopolitanism or world citizenship may be used to avoid the bias that comes from the typical usage of the word anti-patriot or anti-patriotism. [citebook|title=Patriotism, Morality, and Peace|author=Stephen Nathanson|author=Stephen Nathanson|year= 1993|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|id=ISBN 0847678008] The idea of multiple cultures intertwined has also been questioned as anti-patriotic, but mainly in smaller social communities: colleges, universities, etc. [cite web
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title = Is cultural pluralism anti-patriotism? I think not.
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References

External links

* [http://www.americanthinker.com/2006/07/patriotism_and_antipatriotism.html A news article about anti-patriotism]
* [http://www.slp.org/pdf/others/antipat_herve.pdf An anti-patriot article, published by the Socialist Labor Party] (PDF)


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