Nationalism vs patriotism: Nationalism’s cynical misuse, conflating dissent with sedition, devalues our everyday patriotism

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Is there a difference between patriotism and nationalism? At one level, most people would think they are synonyms. But closer observation reveals there is a vital difference between the two. According to the dictionary meaning...

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