Doctor John <j.g### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> where else will you find a national team that cares so much for its own
> country?

Up here there has been a general, continuing trend during the past 10+
years of self-hatred and inferiority complex. National pride is not only
seen as negative, but the sentiment has escalated to amazing proportions
(with many public figures and reporters claiming that national pride
literally leads to genocide.) Likewise our own culture is shunned and
badmouthed, and considered something to be ashamed of. (Endorsing the
culture of your own country is seen as basically the same as nationalism.)
The most negative aspects of the country's culture are brought forth
and exaggerated, and the positive aspects are ignored or belittled.
(As a perfect example, these people try to force into the public notion
that wife-beating is some kind of "national sport" here, even though
statistically Finland is rather average in terms of on domestic violence.)
The reverse is of course done to cultures of far-away lands: The positive
aspects are emphasized and exaggerated, and the negative aspects are
either vastly de-emphasized, or outright ignored and denied.

It's almost like these people *want* all the western countries to
cease to exist.

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                                                          - Warp

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