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CMV: with very few exceptions, Nationalism in Western society today has nothing to do with loving ones country and is all about worshiping the State, to the severe detriment of humanity.

Part of the problem is that chauvinism, the most extreme kind of patriotic zeal, has become so normalized post-9/11 that it’s difficult to divorce xenophobia and hypervigilance from conversations about major national issues.  There are plenty of examples of how this affects society: pre-2001 NFL players stayed in off-field during the anthem, until the government sent a memo directing teams to be on-field in a show of patriotic solidarity.  Now, a player is a magnet for hatred and vitriol for kneeling in symbolic protest, despite the fact he has repeatedly expressed his love for his country.  There are far more examples of this, and it’s worth noting that aside from the US, nations throughout the world are suffering due to the regressive and ultra-militaristic fervor inherent to chauvinism.  The consequences of this are manifold: the over-expansion of government influence and trampling of human/civil rights, for one.  The disintegration and polarization of American society.  The resurgence of fascism.
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The debate over the kneeling for the anthem was kind of a proxy debate. It wasn't actually about patriotism - it was about race. Then later it gained steam and was about Trump.

The whole ordeal was very dramatic but ultimately pretty harmless. Nobody really got hurt from it it was just all over the news for a while. Can you give an example of what human rights are being violated because of patriotism?