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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
Pointing out the problem is part of the solution, people who don't like the problem being pointed out are acting from a place of being defensive and defensiveness is never the solution... it's an emotional reaction to feeling personally attacked. Feeling personally attacked when someone criticises your country is, in my opinion, a sign of the "worse" side of nationalism. It's certainly not patriotism.
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That is little to do with my first post or the question I asked you after you responded to it. I don't feel
personally attacked if someone criticizes the UK and never indicated I did.