In the past, nationalist movements have only resulted in the ugliest

possible conclusions. It ripped apart the Balkans in a series of bloody wars because of multigenerational feuds. Citizens tie themselves to their countries and communities and disregard what is wrong and right. Take, for example, fascist Italy or Nazi Germany: the line between ethics and politics become blurred; if the Fatherland needs something, is it morally right to provide for it? Is it right to ostracize racial or ethnic groups, take an aggressive military stance, or even wage mass murder? While conventional logic would answer "no," history proves, once again, that nation-worship gets the best of citizens. This dilemma occurs again and again and has begun to resurface in recent times.

Patriotism robs people of their senses and their logic. It's human nature to join a group, but the individual thought process is more important. Even the most basic and elementary schools of thought teach that people are unique, that they have thou

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