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Originally Posted by Sucre
Britain : we had A LOT of this on this forum, way too much, I would say 90% of the UK posters. That explains the abrupt reaction of Slarti or Feb, both of them great Austrian patriots.
This is not true. You can be both : a "national patriot" and "EU-patriot". The reference to Germany is therefore not accurate. They are usually both. Your comment makes it obvious that you do not know what it means to be a "Euro-patriot".
The problem with nationalism is the egoistic tendencies. Sometimes,. you need to do things for the "common good". And sorry, but I have to agree with the other posters, Poland is one of these nationalistic countries.
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Your piece about the UK posters doesn't surprise me one bit. I'm ashamed to say that those people typify modern Britain- an embarrassment. Incidentally, my username alludes more towards domestic politics and social/cultural decline in the UK than it does the EU- just so you know.
But I would just like to offer the views of a socially conservative (note the small 'C') Brit who isn't xenophobic or prejudiced, if I may. The behaviour of most of my countrymen could never be described as conservative.
Of course I do not know what it means to be a Euro-patriot. The idea has never caught on, most Brits actually know nothing about the EU (again, blame the politicians). But our culture is completely different, if we are talking traditionally. An island nation is an island nation, even if some do not want it that way. This is not a good or a bad thing, it just is.
The EU has a terrible press (admittedly the media is biased, but not that much) more becuase of things like the erosion of traditional measures, (completely unnecessary) the 'regions' which have replaced traditional counties (very important here) and the lies of domestic politicians in relation to it. These things breed defensive behaviour and xenophobia.
We agree that Poland is a 'nationalistic' country, although the term still hasn't been defined. But why is this a bad thing?