Trying to be proud of your nation is just looking for a reason to be proud of yourself. If you have no good qualities of your own, you look towards the patch of land that you were lucky enough to be born on for qualities that you can brag about. If you were born in a country that hasn't got a very good history or reputation, you will look towards the countries your parents or grandparents come from for a source of pride.

Most people who are confident in themselves almost never bring their country into a conversation or argument, and can often even make fun of their own country since they don't honestly care.

Furthermore, a country is an area over which a particular government resides. Therefore, loyalty to your country is loyalty to your government, which is precisely what your government wants so that it can incite patriotism to force people to fulfill their wishes, among other reasons.

These may or may not be my views. Discuss.

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