The controversies around the Department of Tourism's 'Love the Philippines' promotional campaign got me thinking of another related controversy on an international scale. I'm referring to the terms 'nationalism' and 'patriotism,' both generally positive terms that were even taught in schools and upheld as cherished values, but which have now taken on negative meanings. I'll concentrate on English but similar growing reservations about the two terms are to be found in other languages. The definitions I will be using are from American political scientist Joshua Holzer in a recent article he wrote for The Conversation.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/165030/nationalism-patriotism

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