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Jun. 16th, 2014 11:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
timeletsI think it's possible to create a rational model of patriotism if we focus on what a patriot does, instead of how s/he feels. Specifically, we should consider public goods a person creates, taking into account how they impact his/her fellow countrymen.
For example, Leo Tolstoy is a great Russian patriot because he created an enormous amount of good will toward Russians. The same can be said about Yuri Gagarin or Feodor Dostoyevsky. Assuming there's a world market for public goods, people should not be forced into "buying" a specific good, even if it's produced by a compatriot.
It would be fun to push this concept further and see whether it produces consistent results.
upd. the model would explain why Maria Sharapova is a Russian patriot despite the fact that she's lived in the US most of her life.
For example, Leo Tolstoy is a great Russian patriot because he created an enormous amount of good will toward Russians. The same can be said about Yuri Gagarin or Feodor Dostoyevsky. Assuming there's a world market for public goods, people should not be forced into "buying" a specific good, even if it's produced by a compatriot.
It would be fun to push this concept further and see whether it produces consistent results.
upd. the model would explain why Maria Sharapova is a Russian patriot despite the fact that she's lived in the US most of her life.
