Patriotism and Jingoism

Patriotism is a noble feeling. A patriotic person loves his country and is every ready to even sacrifice his life for the sake its honor and respect. A true patriotic person is filled with love. Hatred, bias, rancor, prejudice are foreign to him. Such a person always remains busy in his efforts to bring happiness, peace and harmony. Therefore, a true patriotic person never hates other countries or states. He loves people no matter where they are and what country they belong to. Love for his country is not a source of his bias or prejudice towards other countries, rather his love expands and he promotes peace and harmony among the nations. Our love for our parents and siblings does not confine or limit to them. We like our friends, neighbors, colleagues, acquaintances and even strangers we come into contact daily. Same is the case with the patriotic person who do love his country more but never hates the others.

However, a patriotic person is supposed to guard himself against Jingoism. Patriotism instills the feelings of love in hearts. On the contrary, jingoism leads to xenophobia—excessive hatred for foreigners. So, Jingoism is destructive, divisive, depleting and corrosive. It separates the nation and sows the seeds of dissension, hatred and prejudice. It must be rooted out in the best interest of unity and brotherhood among the nations.


It goes without saying that love and humanity know no boundaries. They cannot be confined to certain countries. Human love is universal. The frontiers can prevent love to spread and reach all parts of the world. It cannot be chained by the invisible chains or fetters of hate, prejudice, bias and racial differences.

Therefore, a true patriotic person never severs the relations, rather he binds the nation and gels them together with his love, unity, brotherhood and his desire for peace to prevail. A patriotic person knows the importance of unity among nations very well. He believes that no nation can live on its own. All the nations of the world are supposed to be united and promote peace and harmony to make this world a happy Eden where people belonging to different race, caste, culture and religion live together happily. And, it can only happen when the entire world rise together against evil forces, which are hell-bent to create dissension among the nation, resulting chaos, mess and destruction in the long run.

So, patriotism is indeed a great blessing. It furthers and promotes love and harmony in the world, helping people one another to live together with unity and brotherhood


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