re patriotism - Don't get confused with nationalism, which is a whole nother thing.
Via Google * love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high" wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* Patriotism is a feeling of love and devotion to one's own homeland (patria, the land of one's fathers). This article surveys the concept of patriotism from the viewpoints of history, politics, ethics, and biology. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriotism
* To show love, support, and sacrifice for one's country. www.nps.gov/mana/education/vocab.htm
And even nationalism doesn't necessarily mean "my country is better than yours". But gutless politicians usually use the negative approach to nationalism, working on the fears of people (whether or not they're well founded) and wrapping it up in a flag and calling it patriotism.
I think your poem was very patriotic, in the best possible way.
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re patriotism - Don't get confused with nationalism, which is a whole nother thing.
Via Google
* love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* Patriotism is a feeling of love and devotion to one's own homeland (patria, the land of one's fathers). This article surveys the concept of patriotism from the viewpoints of history, politics, ethics, and biology.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriotism
* To show love, support, and sacrifice for one's country.
www.nps.gov/mana/education/vocab.htm
And even nationalism doesn't necessarily mean "my country is better than yours". But gutless politicians usually use the negative approach to nationalism, working on the fears of people (whether or not they're well founded) and wrapping it up in a flag and calling it patriotism.
I think your poem was very patriotic, in the best possible way.