Philosophical Anarchology of Patriotism and (17/30)

 

Philosophical Anarchology of Patriotism and the Philosophical Anarchopathology of Patriotoxication (17/30)

Mahmoud Sadeghi Janbahan

Translated by Maryam Sadeghi 


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Philosophical Anarchopathology of Patriotism: Signs of a Disorder

From the perspective of philosophical anarchopathology, extreme patriotism is not a natural attachment or a shared sentiment, but rather a cognitive, ethical, and social disorder that disrupts the recognition of human dignity, moral responsibility, and the possibility of coexistence. This disorder manifests a set of recurring signs and mechanisms at both individual and collective levels, five key signs of which are outlined below:

  1. Collective Narcissism
    In pathological patriotism, the national “we” is defined as the sole criterion of humanity and superiority. This collective narcissism either ignores others or perceives them as threats. The chauvinistic “we” defines itself not alongside, but against the other, viewing this identity as absolute, superior, and sacred.
  2. Reification of the Homeland
    Instead of being an ethical, existential, or human concept, the homeland is reduced to a possessable and ownable object. This reification fosters violence, possessiveness, and blind sanctification of borders, land, and flags. The homeland becomes a property to be fought for, to die for, or to kill for.
  3. Continuous Enemy-Making
    In this framework, collective identity is constantly reproduced through the exclusion and elimination of the other. A “common enemy,” whether external or internal, must always exist to sustain patriotic discourse. This enemy-making is the primary tool for maintaining internal cohesion through fear, hatred, and polarization.
  4. Dehumanization of the Other
    When attachment to the homeland becomes the criterion for humanity, anyone outside this framework is deprived of moral dignity. Immigrants, dissenters, borderless individuals, or political opponents are no longer regarded as fully human but are reduced to immoral others deserving silence, exclusion, or elimination.
  5. Ideological Language Disorder
    In extreme patriotism, ethical and humanistic vocabulary becomes a tool of domination. Concepts such as “honor,” “loyalty,” “national zeal,” or “historical pride” no longer carry emancipatory meanings but serve as linguistic veneers for imposition, subjugation, and exclusion. This language functions not to facilitate understanding, but to block dialogue.


In this analysis, extreme patriotism not only undermines human dignity but also traps the mind in prejudice, isolation, and denial. Instead of inspiring moral responsibility and enabling coexistence, the homeland becomes an ideological machine producing hatred—an apparatus intolerant of difference and threatening freedom.

Philosophical anarchology of homeland, by unveiling these signs, opens the path to transcend pathological patriotism and reconstruct attachment based on freedom, dignity, and difference.

Citation:

Sadeghi Janbahan, M. (2025). Philosophical Anarchology of Patriotism and the Philosophical Anarchopathology of Patriotoxication (17/30): From Homeland as Prison to Cosmopolitanism as the Telos of Anarchist Life.

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