One could say the same thing about religion. Isn't it brainwashing too? A religion any person follows is almost always a result of where they are born, rather than a logical evaluation of its beliefs by said person. If their belief precedes their justification for it, then it is brainwashing by definition.

However, patriotism has its uses. Generally if country X is not united but country Y is, country Y will use its collective strength to extort/subvert/exploit country X.

The same dynamic is seen in religion. Islam and Christianity vs Hinduism or Buddhism for example. Which has replaced which?

One could say the same thing about religion. Isn't it brainwashing too? A religion any person follows is almost always a result of where they are born, rather than a logical evaluation of its beliefs by said person. If their belief precedes their justification for it, then it is brainwashing by definition.

However, patriotism has its uses. Generally if country X is not united but country Y is, country Y will use its collective strength to extort/subvert/exploit country X.

The same dynamic is seen in religion. Islam and Christianity vs Hinduism or Buddhism for example. Which has replaced which?

One could say the same thing about religion. Isn't it brainwashing too? A religion any person follows is almost always a result of where they are born, rather than a logical derivation of its beliefs by said person. If correctness is not the deciding factor, then it is brainwashing by definition.

However, patriotism has its uses. Generally if country X is not united but country Y is, country Y will use its collective strength to extort/subvert/exploit country X.

The same dynamic is seen in religion. Islam and Christianity vs Hinduism or Buddhism for example. Which has replaced which?

One could say the same thing about religion. Isn't it brainwashing too? A religion any person follows is almost always a result of where they are born, rather than a logical derivation of its beliefs by said person. If correctness is not the deciding factor, then it is brainwashing by definition.

However, patriotism has its uses. Generally if country X is not united but country Y is, country Y will use its collective strength to extort/subvert/exploit country X.

The same dynamic is seen in religion. Islam and Christianity vs Hinduism or Buddhism for example. Which has replaced which?

One could say the same thing about religion. Isn't it brainwashing too? A religion any person follows is almost always a result of where they are born, rather than a logical derivation of its beliefs by said person. If correctness is not the deciding factor, then it is brainwashing by definition.

However, patriotism has its uses. Generally if country X is not united but country Y is, country Y will use its collective strength to extort/subvert/exploit country X.

The same dynamic is seen in religion. Islam vs Buddhism for example. One prevails over the the other.

One could say the same thing about religion. Isn't it brainwashing too? A religion any person follows is almost always a result of where they are born, rather than a logical derivation of its beliefs by said person. If correctness is not the deciding factor, then it is brainwashing by definition.

However, patriotism has its uses. Generally if country X is not united but country Y is, country Y will use its collective strength to extort/subvert/exploit country X.

The same dynamic is seen in religion. Islam vs Buddhism for example. One prevails over the the other.

One could say the same thing about religion. Isn't it brainwashing too? A religion any person follows is almost always a result of where they are born, rather than a logical derivation of its beliefs. If correctness is not the deciding factor, then it is brainwashing by definition.

However, patriotism has its uses. Generally if country X is not united but country Y is, country Y will use its collective strength to extort/subvert/exploit country X.

The same dynamic is seen in religion. Islam vs Buddhism for example. One prevails over the the other.