Flag-waving patriotism is dangerous to individuals.
When the home tribe is threatened, or when it is preparing to attack its neighbor, everyone’s loyalty bears closer inspection. This produces a shameless rush to rally around the flag with an embarrassing excess of fervor. As Voltaire said “Patriotism is a refuge of cowards."
” The most glaring flaw of group-think patriotism is
revealed by the patriot himself when he exclaims, to an approving crowd of riled-up tribesmen: ‘my country, right or wrong.’”
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