tricky question...

if your country is at war with some other country but you know your country is wrong and they're right.. whom would you support?
would you support your country?
will it affect your patriotism?
will you become anti-national if you don't?

what is patriotism?
is it also supporting illegal activities your government does.. or
is it criticizing your government if its wrong and stopping your country from going wrong direction and wanting your country to become a better place to live

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Burnley123 · 41-45, M

You have to be critical of your country if it goes to a war you don't agree with.

However, this does not automatically mean that you are supporting the other side. That is a logical fallacy that is often held agaist critics of wars.

I'm britush and was opposed to my country's involvement with the Iraq war. People like me had to put up with constant (and mostly bad faith arguments) that we were siding with Sadam Hussain and against 'our troops'.

You shouldn't have to spell out that you were also critical of brutal murdering dictators like Sadam (or Assad or Gaddaffi) but you did and still do because of the disengenuous framing of pro war critics.

Politicians cynically utilise jingoistic nationalism in order to get people to support things which are in elite interests and cost the lives of ordinally people. Its a consistent pattern and it sadens me that so so many people are against most past wars but see this time as different.