Summary: At the Olympics in Paris, the booing of Team USA revealed a misunderstanding; fans were upset with Joel Embiid for choosing to play for America over France. Instead of hostility, many fans celebrated athletes from different countries together, showcasing a spirit of unity and sportsmanship. The experience highlighted that you can love your own country while also supporting and respecting others.
As historian Yuval Noah Harari put it to me, there’s a fundamental difference between positive patriotism and negative nationalism. Positive patriotism is taking pride in your country. Negative nationalism is looking down on other countries (View Highlight)
The Olympics reminded me that rejecting negative nationalism doesn’t require us to abandon positive patriotism. You can love your people without hating others. (View Highlight)