Quote Originally Posted by Sarmatian View Post
It takes a rather strong conscious effort to ignore that little bit of nationalism we all have.
The problem with many people here (including you) is that you don't differentiate between nationalism and patriotism.

Quote Originally Posted by Sarmatian View Post
In other threads you tend to be more objective although your desire to argue semantics makes you sometimes look like you're arguing for the sake of arguing.
I have many other joys and sorrows to attend to to argue for the sake of arguing. Arguing semantics stems from my linguistic background, so it is professionally motivated. But, again, it is not for the sake of arguing.