Nationalism vs Patriotism : Which one better and why?

Bangalore, India
March 3, 2017 8:18am CST
I have a confusion between patriotism and nationalism. Loving one's own country is always good. However, when I criticize on any bad policy taken by our administration, friends or readers tag me as anti-national. In India, now-a-days national vs anti-national debate is hot cake. It happened after a nationalist party came into power. I searched in google and maximum of the search results said patriotism is better than nationalism. If patriotism is better, then why and how nationalist parties gets into power? Is there any way to draw the line to differentiate a man is patriotic and not nationalists? I am a proud Indian, but at the same time I feel we have lot of internal problems which need to be rectified. If I pen against them, am I anti-national?
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@sans224 (1803)
3 Mar 17
both the words itself is meaningless in this age of global citizens. be good to the human before you, and thats it.
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@sans224 (1803)
3 Mar 17
@ichchhe_mrityu common man every where is same. war is just business.
• Bangalore, India
3 Mar 17
@sans224 yes.. and we are only the pawns.
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• Bangalore, India
3 Mar 17
Well said sans.. but still we have borders.. we have wars every now and then.. and there we have no say as a common man.
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@Kandae11 (57230)
3 Mar 17
Both can be taken to extreme levels - which is not good.
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@Kandae11 (57230)
3 Mar 17
@ichchhe_mrityu By being balanced and avoiding extremism.
• Bangalore, India
3 Mar 17
@Kandae11 no extremist thinks himself as extremist
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• Bangalore, India
3 Mar 17
Yes I agree.. anything extreme is not good.. But I am still awaiting the answer where we draw the line?
@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
3 Mar 17
I'm a nationalist and a patriot.I love my country that has a constitution which has provided me the right to oppose the policies that,in my opinion,are wrong and harmful for my country.
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• Bangalore, India
3 Mar 17
That is what I wanted to know you said you are both... but how would you define that and where is the difference?
@reskyyandi (3608)
• Indonesia
7 Mar 17
I think nationalism and patriotism had the same mean
• Indonesia
8 Mar 17
@ichchhe_mrityu oh, I see
• Bangalore, India
7 Mar 17
I was reading farther. There is slight difference. When you support your country what it does you are patriot. When you support your country no matter what it does you are nationalist. This no matter part is important.
@pammooratan (4668)
• India
3 Mar 17
What will you do?This is the system.
• Bangalore, India
3 Mar 17
The system differs country to country..
• India
3 Mar 17
@ichchhe_mrityu yes but not change the importance of wealth and money.
• Bangalore, India
3 Mar 17
@pammooratan absolutely, whoever has more money has the maximum power.. and they decide who is national who is anti-national.