Patriotism

The Daodejing has some things to say about what happens when a nation strays from the natural flow of the Tao:

When Tao is forgotten, piety and righteousness are empowered.
When a nation falls into confusion, there is a call for loyalty to officials and patriotism.

I know that, at least where I’m from, patriotism has always been considered an essential trait.  As children we learn such things as the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem to inspire pride and commitment to our nation.  Isn’t it however, a bit paradoxical if not outright hypocritical to promote the idea of patriotism while at the same time teach that discrimination is bad?

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