Patriotism - is it old fashioned?

I don't really know, but I'm constantly thinking about this. I'm proud of being Hungarian, but acting like I'm superficial, and my country is the best ever in every way and boasting about it... hell no. I hate that kind of uber-patriotism. Some people are so extreme that they wouldn't even leave the borders of the country just because it's not Hungarian, so it must be bad. It's insane... also, hating other nations is just sick for me. I don't like promoting my country, either, especially not with what I'm wearing or posting on Facebook. I'm firstly me, then a human, and then a Hungarian, but I might even put a world-citizen before it.

The real patriotism is loving our motherland, at the same time respecting other countries. May be due to globalization feeling of patriotism reduced. Because people comparing their motherland with well developed countries. We should not forget motherland and respect other counties. Patriotism is not a duty it love to the country like we are loving our mother. Thanks for this discussion.

I don't think it's old fashioned at all, I think it's a good thing to be proud of the country you're from, and it's not just about people in the United States either.

Thanks a ton for sharing this discussion. Well yes u are absolutely right, no doubt we should be patriotic but our responsibilities towards our country should be more in comparison to the world as a whole. This is because there are still some people who are least bothered about their country forget the world. So we should be patriotic towards our country and should be ready to do all tasks that our country needs us to do and then only we can qualify ourselves to be patriotic for our mother earth. What say?

As for my country,patriotism is very important even our government take it as a first measure to unite our nation. May be there are many controversy among internal but there is one thing is not doubt that all of us love our country very much and we all wish our country can be more and more stronger and our people can be more and more richer. We all will fight for it.

Positive patriotism is certainly a good thing, but when it gets stretched into extreme nationalism, few good things come out of it.

A person should like his or her home country and we respectful to the rest of the world. Nobody chooses which country he or she is born in. Some people emigrate to what they feel is a better country. I am British and I live in England. I didn't like being called a Pommy Tourist in Australia. I told them I am the English Traveler. I like some things and dislike some things about my home country. I feel that there are many countries worth visiting as an independently minded traveler. I was a backpacker when I was in my teens and twenties. I think a person needs some patriotism but should be worldly wise.

I think this an instinct for everyone. Being a patriot has something to do with the feeling that we belong to a certain race and that we should do our best to bring glory to the nation and help in building it. But most of the time, people claim to be patriotic but in their acts they are not. Being a patriot means you are person who obeys the law of the nation. You don't always have to fight and die for your country just to be called a patriot. We can be patriot in our very simple ways too. I think it is more of a duty. Just what politicians do. They sacrifice their time in public service and help their people.

no i dont think so ,still all the countries value their power ,pride and patriotism in it ,so we need to respect it a lot

I like people who love,respect and protect their country.They are good people.They have values.There's nothing wrong about being a patriot.I think people who spit in the face of their ancestors are not worth much and time will show what really matters.

I am an expatriate and perhaps that makes me a little nostalgic about my homeland. The best kind of patriotism in my view is simply loving the familiar life and ways of the country you belong to. I was patriotic in a proud sort of way as a child, at that time the map of the world was full of red patches indicating the British Empire. But then I moved to a part of it and realised that we had taken more out of the country than we had ever put in. I saw things more realistically after that. No country is perfect, but one country is home. I still feel English, I still love England and many of the English ways but I do not make comparisons between the old country and the adopted one. They are different, that is all and both have lovely people and not so lovely people. 'Patriotism is not enough' as Nurse Cavell said. We need to be open minded towards other people and other cultures, they all have things to admire about them.

First point I would like to pick you up on... "SMALL, NOT SO EVOLVED COUNTRIES" The size of a country or their level advancemnet does not take away national pride. I am very proud of my country, I am English (BRITISH) and we brought the World the Industrial revolution, printing press, the computer, the internet and the end of slavery to list just a few. I think my country is the best in the World... Am I right it that belief - UNLIKELY. There is nothing wrong with national pride or patriotism, but we have to be aware of the fine line between being Patriotic or Racist. This fine line is exploited by both the right wing and left wing - The right wing justifying their racism under the labal of PATRIOT and the left wing labelling all PATRIOTS as racists

I am happy to have been born an American citizen because in this era, it comes with a lot of benefits. However, I don't take much pride in my country simply because being born here wasn't much of an accomplishment. I interact with people from all over the world every day and consider myself to be more of a global citizen in many ways. I think that nationalism can be good for countries who are emerging and trying to improve their societies, but we have lots to learn from each other's mistakes and successes. As we become more globalized, boundaries should become less important.

i love my country and homeland just because my growing up time ,language,learning .etc. all i could remember and speak out is the last and things, people need breaking the old and gaining the new ,different angle of view can bring you nice way to look back, so i hate it turned to be an excuse when politicans use it,then patriotism gets crazy....

I don't think that patriotism is old fashioned at all. It is something to be adnired and honored. Patriotism is something that is niw shown often enough and it should be.

MS Spicymary, Patriotism is one thing that naturally runs in every persons blood.. it is nothing but the territorial sense and herd behaviour seen in animals. Every man and woman is possessive of his/her things, family, house, locality, town, state and country in that order. When an issue comes up between the states of Nebraska and Kansas, people from these two states definitely take their respective sides but when it is USA and Afganisthan, both Nebraska & Kansas people come together. Of course, there will always be some people who are an exception.. but generality is like this.