Patriotic upbringing today

Abstract

We live in a time when patriotic upbringing has become "politically incorrect" because the dominant political parties in Europe as well as liberal and "progressive" media promote multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism. These environments intentionally blur the differences between patriotism and nationalism as well as chauvinism. Yet, patriotic upbringing will always remain valid because it results from human nature. Besides family, it is the homeland that influences the quality of human life as a community of language, culture, tradition, protecting the identity and security of its citizens. Patriotic upbringing today means striving to spread knowledge on the common heritage of compatriots, honest fulfilment of duties towards the state, as well as taking care for personal development and the well-being of one’s own family, as strong families are the basis of the nation's continuity and the security of the homeland.