erratio comments on Firewalling the Optimal from the Rational - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 10 October 2012 07:09:29AM 0 points [-]

Something that a lot of people, both inside and outside the US, don't realize is that what patriotism means in the US is not quite the same as what patriotism means in other countries.

Comment author: erratio 11 October 2012 12:55:30AM 2 points [-]

That doesn't seem true to me. Do you have anything more solid to back this up? Also, see Esar's comment below that the US is a mess but it's his mess. How is that not regular old tribal patriotism?

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 12 October 2012 01:06:26AM -1 points [-]

Both forms of patriotism exist and are frequently confused, even by said patriots.