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CFLM1 Chapter 1

This document discusses the concepts of patriotism and nationalism. It begins by outlining the objectives and references used. Some key points made include: - Patriotism involves a connection between an individual and the nation/country they belong to. It can involve sacrifice of personal interests for others. - Nationalism involves love and loyalty for fellow citizens and country. It is driven by emotion rather than rational considerations. - The document explores the history and definitions of terms like "patriot" and "patriotic" and examines perspectives on patriotism from thinkers like George Orwell. - It analyzes factors like the object of patriotism, what motivates it, and attempts

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CFLM1 Chapter 1

This document discusses the concepts of patriotism and nationalism. It begins by outlining the objectives and references used. Some key points made include: - Patriotism involves a connection between an individual and the nation/country they belong to. It can involve sacrifice of personal interests for others. - Nationalism involves love and loyalty for fellow citizens and country. It is driven by emotion rather than rational considerations. - The document explores the history and definitions of terms like "patriot" and "patriotic" and examines perspectives on patriotism from thinkers like George Orwell. - It analyzes factors like the object of patriotism, what motivates it, and attempts

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Background of

Patriotism
Chapter 1
Objectives:
At the end of the session, the student should be able
to:
• Trace the historical background of the origins of
Patriotism and Nationalism
• Understand and internalize the political issues on
Patriotism and Nationalism
• Discuss and summarize the concepts of Patriotism
and Nationalism as far as its impacts to law enforcers
is concern.
Reference books:

Character Formation 1: Nationalism & Patriotism


(A Textbook for Criminology Students and Practitioners)
By Danilo L. Tancangco, Ph.D

Character Formation 1: Nationalism & Patriotism


By Nicholas S. Caballero, Ph.D, et.al.
Definition:

• maka + bayan; ma·ka·bá·yan – Love for or devotion


to the country (Webster, 1971)
- a connection formed between the individual,
the nation he belongs to and the country he lives in (Bar
Tal and Ben Amos, 2004)
Introduction

• Holsti (1995) – Psychological safety necessary to


their emotional stability and psychological
wellbeing; people wish to reinforce their identity
as a single psychological identity by way of
national symbols.
• Human concept of “State” and “Nation”
Introduction

• Love and loyalty a person feels towards his fellow


countrymen or his country – Philosopher Jean
Jacques Rausseau
• It is a “Loyalty” that drives from an inner desire
rather than from cognition.
Introduction

• Patriotism is a kind of loyalty a person has for his


country that is not the result of cost-benefit
considerations.
• Altruism = Patriotism, requires individual to
sacrifice personal interest for the sake of others.
Introduction

• Patriots’, unconditional concern to their country


PATRIOTISM

It is a noun that means “devoted love, support and defense


of one’s country; national loyalty”
PATRIOTIC

It is an adjective, describing a person’s always on the side of


his own nation and supports its leaders if they are deserving
PATRIOTISM OR NATIONAL PRIDE

It is the feeling of love, devotion and sense of attachment to


a homeland and alliance with other citizens who share the
same sentiment.
PATRIOTISM OR NATIONAL PRIDE

It is a sense of love, dedication and attachment to a country


and an alliance with other people who share the same
impression.

Character Formation 1: Nationalism &


Patriotism
By Nicholas S. Caballero, Ph.D, et.al.
PATRIOTISM OR NATIONAL PRIDE

Mixture of many distinct emotions:


a. Ethnic Elements,
b. Cultural Elements,
c. Political Elements,
d. Historical Elements, related to one’s own country
Character Formation 1: Nationalism &
Patriotism
By Nicholas S. Caballero, Ph.D, et.al.
History

• “Patriot” – a member of a resistance movement, a


freedom fighter
• 1770’s during the fight against the British in the war for
independence
• Greek word “patriotēs” meaning “fellow-countryman or
lineage member”.
Are you patriotic to your country?
To die for one’s country

as the most profound and genuine form of expression of


patriotism.
The Object of Patriotism

• The subject of patriotism


• The object of patriotism
• The nature of the special relationship between the
subject and the object of patriotism
• The justification of patriotism
The nature of Patriotism

• Extreme (conceptions of) Patriotism


• Moderate (conceptions of) Patriotism
Rustication of Patriotism

George Orwell~
• Nationalism is “inseparable from the desire for power”;
“to secure more power and more prestige, not for himself
but for the nation or other unit in which he has chosen to
sink his own individuality.”
• Patriotism, "devotion to a particular place and a particular
life, which one believes to be the best in the world but has
no wish to force on other people.”
Rustication of Patriotism

Distinguishing factors of patriotism from nationalism


• The first is the object-related distinction, Patriotism is
one’s country; Nationalism is one’s nation.
• The second is their justification. , Patriotism is based on
one’s attachment or “care/love” for one’s country;
Nationalism is based on domination.
The Motivating Factors of
Patriotism
“Patriotism is a necessary moral virtue”
Internal Factors:
• Integrative Impulse – sense of unity and cohesion
• Redistributive Impulse – cultivate mutual solidarity
• Compensatory Impulse – correction to the rights
• Responsibility Impulse – mechanism for the cultivation of
associative virtues
Conclusion

• Concepts associated with love, citizenship, identity,


nationality, virtue, loyalty, unity, (national) pride,
allegiance, courage, solidarity, the “common good”, and
(civic) responsibility.
Reference

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