Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some donโt.
Todd GitlinAll I will say is that there are particular features of the American constitutional system that renders a third party futile - at best.
Todd GitlinThere is a fuzzy but real distinction that can and I believe should be made, between patriotism, which is attachment to a way of life, and nationalism, which is the insistence that your way of life deserves to rule over other ways of life.
Todd Gitlin