[Theobald]

I have explained my vision of patriotism and nationalism there :

Stirpes Definition of "Nationalism"

Originally Posted by Theobald

- First I think we should refer to "Patrie" (in French, Fatherland), that is "Fathers' land", the heritage we got from our ancestrors (material, spiritual, moral), the soil, the territory, the land. A Patrie is a land where successive human generations have cultivated fields, exploited mines, built houses, castels, universities, roads, factories, law courts, cemeteries, churches and cathedrals.
According to Maurras : "What is a Fatherland ? Fields, walls, towers and houses, churches, cemeteries and tombs . Nothing is more concret." Fatherland is therefore a product of History and a people.

- A Nation can't be defined without this heritage. It is the whole of its heirs, those who were born on this land. A Nation is the living community of the heirs, dead, currently alive or to come. The idea of Nation also implies a community of fate and a solidarity in time and space.
A Fatherland is rather a heritage whereas a Nation is a community of the heirs of this heritage.

Nationalism can't exist without patriotism to me, since it is the political expression of patriotism. I give both a great and equal importance. I would say that patriotism comes from heart, nationalism from mind.