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Is nationalism the opposite of patriotism ?

President Emmanuel Macron of France speaking today at a ceremony in Paris to mark the 100th anniversary of the first world war armistice ;

"Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism. Nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism,” he said. “In saying ‘Our interests first, whatever happens to the others,’ you erase the most precious thing a nation can have, that which makes it live, that which causes it to be great and that which is most important: Its moral values.”
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CountScrofula · 41-45, M
It's funny in that I never really considered the differences between both words until recently, and most of the takes I saw on their meaning is all from the mid-20th century like with Orwell.

I wouldn't say nationalism is the opposite of patriotism, but rather patriotism taken to a dangerous extreme.