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-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-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-squareSmuuthbrane@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·2 days agoPatriotism is “yay us”, nationalism is “fuck everyone else”. This video is most definitely the first.
minus-squareJerkface (any/all)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-21 day 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 “yay us”, nationalism is “fuck everyone else”. This video is most definitely the first.
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.