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Originally posted by DarthAnt66
You're just mad the Chinese want to kill themselves for being commies, tbh.
Alright, so like I said, I'm going to have to assume you've utterly failed to spot the flaws in your own argument. Nothing tremendously new there I guess.
Let's start with the obvious: the language barrier. The chinese language is incredibly precise, more-so than English. The word 'pride' is ridiculous when used in the concept of patriotism. You can love your country and be devoted to it, while most certainly not being proud to be Chinese or American. I'm not proud to be British, why in ****s name would I be proud of a genetic accident? It's what, less than a one in one hundred chance of being born here? I have no pride over something I did nothing to accomplish. I am happy to be British, I would not choose to be born somewhere else, I still am not proud of it.
Furthermore, the impact of language is important in terms of publicity. American patriotism is often, and loudly, associated with the word proud. It's not that difficult for you to say you are proud of being an American, since it's drilled into you relentlessly that you should be. The Chinese government however are historically cautious about instilling nationalistic values into their populations, because they do not want their historically diverse nation to split apart. The only pride the PRC ever push is pride in China's power, not the country itself. If people are never exposed to the idea of being actually proud in being a member of the nation, they're not likely to pick the answer on a survey someone gave them, lmao.
That's not even counting the plethora of factors that having nothing to do with the above. For example, if this poll asked Americans on January 20th how many of them are proud of their country, the results would be even lower than they are now. (I'd inform you that this poll was conducted between 2010-2014, so more than likely the liberals are the ones propping the poll numbers up). If you however asked them after the Americans came out top in the Olympics, their pride is likely to be much higher. These are extreme examples, but context is incredibly important and often overlooked in polls like this.
All this is kind of irrelevant though, when you realise I was talking about patriotism, not pride. Patriotism is your dedication to your country, not pride. The Qatari's are the least patriotic people I've ever met in my life.
I never claimed China was more patriotic than the US, but here's an interesting poll that indicates it potentially is:
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