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Patriotism in the context of fighting in a war of literal self preservation and patriotism in the context of Americans just existing on a day to day basis are pretty different things. Everyday Americans aren't victims of aggression of foreign invaders. Trying to isolate these quotes and ideas in a vacuum isn't really encompassing of them in their entirety.
In America, it very much does, and again trying to isolate these ideas in a vacuum isn't taking them as a whole. The reality is that in America, Patriotism, nationalism and jingoism might as well be the same thing. If you, as a Spaniard, want to be patriotic based on your understanding of the word then go for it.
When I say America, I'm talking about the government, it's long history, foundation of oppression, and the willing participation from individuals in furthering that oppression for their own gain.
I never said this. Go back and read what I said. I said that in times of trouble and in war especially, ideas of patriotism have always been subordinated to the will of capitalists. In America, trying to hold on to the term patriotism in the hopes that people one day wake up and realize that well actually, patriotism is actually this socialist notion of love for your people and national liberation from the bourgeoisie is naive and will always be futile in the end. Trying to maintain your own specific definition of the word and not taking into account the historical and current conditions it exists is like trying to swim against the current. You end up getting swallowed.
There i meant patriotism, not nationalism. I was in the car typing fast.