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It's doesn't have to mean one nation's people are worth more than another's. But it does mean that a person may care about their nation's people more than anoth
by Banthum 9y ago
It's doesn't have to mean one nation's people are worth more than another's. But it does mean that a person may care about their nation's people more than another's.
This is the same principle as caring about your child more than a stranger's child. A nation is a kin group just like a family is.
Ingroup preference is perfectly healthy when channeled appropriately.
- ionised 9y ago> A nation is a kin group just like a family is. Given how divided some of the most jingoistic 'democractic' countries on the planet right now are (US and UK) I don't think that supposed kinship is what these people get from nationalism. To me, it looks like an excuse to tribally hate another group or nation without admitting to it.