The problem with patriotism

Since the dramatic election result in South Australia last weekend, readers of news media, not least the Murdoch press, will have noticed a renewed emphasis on โ€œpatriotism.โ€ Former Liberal Party Opposition Leader Alexander Downer was even moved to write an opinion piece provocatively headlined, โ€œLiberals have forgotten patriotism. Now One Nation owns it.โ€[1] What is …