> Textbook whataboutism. Nope. I was ridiculing the idea of categorising an entire nation as all being of the one mind. You need better textbooks. > The most

> Textbook whataboutism. Nope. I was ridiculing the idea of categorising an entire nation as all being of the one mind. You need better textbooks. > The most patriotic thing is to believe your country's form of government is better than others, or at least as good as others. Nonsense. There are plenty of rabid American patriots who despise their government and want to change it, for example. And there are plenty of people who believe their government is the best form, but aren't particularly patriotic.