This brings on pride and love of ones country. Whether born there or LEGALLY becoming a citizen. I believe people should feel that their country and people are the best. It is easy to say Nationalism is wrong when you dislike a leader that believes in Nationalism.

Nationalism is on the other hand aggressive in its concept.Īfter reading this “definition of difference” between Nationalism and Patriotism, I feel the author or writer puts more opinion than fact in his writing. Patriotism expresses the love of an individual towards his country in a passive way. On the other hand a nationalist considers that the people belonging to his own country alone are important. Patriotism is thus considered a common property and is construed equal all over the world. A nationalist believes that his country is better than any other country whereas a patriot believes that his country is one of the best and that it can advance in many fields with effort and hard work. There is some difference between the two when it comes to the way in which a nationalist and a patriot think. On the other hand nationalism has militancy as substratum and it works from the base of enmity. In other words it can be said that patriotism works from the base of peace. Patriotism is rooted in affection whereas nationalism is rooted in rivalry and hatred. This is another important difference between nationalism and patriotism. On the other hand patriotism does not pave the way for enmity towards other nations but on the other hand strengthen the admiration towards one’s own country.

Nationalism gives a feeling that one’s country is superior to another in every aspect and hence it is often described as the worst enemy of peace according to the great thinker George Orwell. This is the major difference between nationalism and patriotism. On the other hand patriotism consists in developing love for a nation based on its values and beliefs. Nationalism consists in showing interest in the unification of a nation based on cultural and linguistic equanimity. Nationalism and Patriotism are two terms that show differences between them even though both of them are concerned with individual relationships towards nations.

George orwell patriotism