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Originally Posted by Rob The Badger
. . . Nationalism and patriotism is the most foolish endeavour in the history of man. These along with religion are the sole causes of war.
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I would have to disagree with you. First of all, I think it's a little simplistic to narrow the causes of war to those 3 items. How about ignorance, envy and hatred? Surely, those have caused wars, too. Second, there is a difference between nationalism and patriotism. And, there is such a thing as moderation. If patriotism, nationalism, religion, or anything else, are carried too far, then there's bound to be trouble. Simply being proud to be an American, or an Englishman or a Canadian, is not going to start a war. Kind of like the difference between being a fan and being a fanatic. Also, IMO comments like "you can mmmmmmm all you want, it's the truth" don't go a long way toward ensuring peace, do they? Regardless of where one is from, if one thinks one is right no matter what someone else says, that can lead to problems.
That's my 2-cents worth.