Some people say patriotism causes problems and is negative overall. Others feel that it is beneficial for society at large. Do the advantages of patriotism outweigh its disadvantages?

The
notion
of
patriotism
is somewhat
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. Some people assume it
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a totally negative,
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belief.
However
, others think that it can bring
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amount of benefits to society. In fact, there are a lot of drawbacks
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this
notion
despite some positive impacts. Generally,
patriotism
contributes to the strength of a
nation
due to the fact that it makes a certain nationality together by encouraging the spirit of unity. Most
of
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the countries have been established on
patriotism
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foundation.
Moreover
, the more patriotic the citizens are, the more developments will be brought to the
nation
.
This
is because citizens use much of their strength and ability for the interest of their mother
nation
out of
patriotism
, making the country more powerful and prosperous.
On the other hand
, there are loads of disadvantages of
patriotism
outweighing the strengths.
Firstly
,
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discrimination
descrimination
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discrimination
is originally a part of
patriotism
, which puts a certain nationality prior in every sector and believes other nationalities are inferior.
This
could lead to
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of equality.
Secondly
,
patriotism
is an obstacle to the inflow of qualified foreign human resources into the
nation
. If the citizens were over patriotic, foreigners would not be satisfied
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working in those countries.
Last
but not least, it is
also
a very dangerous
notion
, which can create national extremism and supremacism.
These
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were a lot of crises
happened
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out of extreme
patriotism
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along
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the global history
such
as genocides and wars.
Patriotism
have
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been a
necessary
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for society and it
also
has some advantages.
However
, it could
also
create considerable disadvantages and
therefore
,
patriotism
is a
notion
that
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to be replaced by a better one.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • fosters
  • sense of belonging
  • strengthening societal bonds
  • instills
  • pride and loyalty
  • excessive
  • nationalism
  • intolerance
  • discrimination
  • conflict
  • blind allegiance
  • flawed policies
  • unifying force
  • crisis
  • manipulated
  • political leaders
  • division
  • advocating
  • responsibility
  • civic duty
  • engaged
  • informed citizenship
  • balanced and inclusive
  • cultural diversity
  • marginalize
  • minority groups
  • stifle dissent
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