Mysteries of the Mind | Episode #47 | “The Psychology of Patriotism”
Mysteries Of The Mind
English - November 14, 2019 17:00 - 15 minutes - 18.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsSexuality Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Patriotism, the connection to transcendent notions of the nation state, can be used for political purposes. It draws from childhood needs for attachment and security. Conservatives in the U.S. have been more effective in this effort and have used images of the “demeaned Other”—racist and ethnocentric stereotypes and dog whistles—to satisfy the longing people have to belong to a community.