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    1 day ago

    Patriotism refers to a valid sense of feeling connected with your roots I’d say, but the word comes from world war 2 meaning “worshipper of a country” is a very nationalist term. The patro part means father and gives patriarchical vibes as well. For this reason I think it is better to relight this word.

    Playing on the word root, we could sprout the word “rootling” meaning “one who feel connectedness to a community”.