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Being 'patriotic' (or nationalistic) is arguably what started the world wars. Germany definitely has a strong cultural identity and fortunately has stayed away from the horrors of nationalism. Places where people wave flags are scary.
As a counterexample, Danes seem to enjoy flag-waving quite a lot, but are IMHO pretty unscary.
I agree with your general point though.
You've obviously never watched a flotilla of longboats approach your shore.
Nor looked up the etymology of the word "danegeld".
They do, but other than that when I was there I didn't get the impression that “Danish” is as much of an applause light there as, say, “Irish” is in Ireland, “American” is in the US, or “Argentine” is in Argentina.