Patriotism or Nationalism - Veterans Day

Many veterans went to wars on lies (Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, etc), came home and had health benefits cut and now food benefits cut. As they vote, they should be the ones that must distinguish the difference of those that promote patriotism and those, the GOP & TP that are promoting nationalism.

"Patriotism is fundamental to liberty because pride in one’s nation-state, and a willingness to defend it if necessary, is the basis of national independence. Patriotism is the courage of national self-determination.

By contrast, nationalism is patriotism transformed into a sentiment of superiority and aggression toward other countries. Nationalism is the poisonous idea that one’s country is superior to somebody else’s. Nationalism is intrinsically a cause of war and imperialism." ~R. Tiersky